In a lot of ways, it would be easy to write off Tottenham Hotspur. Between their seemingly never-ending injury crisis and an impressive ability to drop points from winning positions, their 14th-place standing in the Premier League means they embody the underdog more than they usually would against Liverpool on Thursday.

At centre-back there is no reason for Slot not to go full strength, meaning Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk, while we’d imagine Andy Robertson will continue at left-back before being switched out for Sunday’s clash with Plymouth Argyle.