Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Team news and line-ups as Arne Slot’s side seek to remain top of Premier League

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot hopes Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s bold attacking style is rewarded with a trophy – just not the Carabao Cup this season.

The pair meet each other in the Premier League on Sunday as a prelude to their two-legged semi-final in January and February.

Postecoglou’s brand of football has earned him plaudits and criticism, sometimes at the same time, as was evident in Thursday’s 4-3 victory over Manchester United when they almost squandered a 3-0 lead in their quarter-final tie.

Dominic Solanke says the Tottenham squad love Ange Postecoglou’s unique style of play and are convinced it can end the club’s trophy drought.

Solanke starred for Spurs in Thursday’s 4-3 win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup with a brace, but a dramatic finale sparked more debate around Postecoglou’s bold front-foot philosophy and relentless attacking approach.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has repeatedly stated Postecoglou must change and cannot play the same way for 90 minutes, which was echoed by Jamie Redknapp even though injury-hit Tottenham set up a last-four showdown with Liverpool in midweek.

These two sides have met 168 times, with the first meeting dating back to 1909. Overall, Liverpool have won 81 matches, with Spurs winning 44 and 43 ending as draws.

Last season, Spurs won 2-1 in this fixture before the Reds got their revenge in a thrilling 4-2 home win in May.

Spurs could win consecutive home league games against the Reds for the first time since a run of five between 2008 and 2012.

Liverpool have suffered just one defeat in five Premier League visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, drawing one and winning three.

The report from a frantic Spurs win last time out…

As Son Heung-min wheeled away and the Tottenham fans on the South Stand bounced their way into the Carabao Cup semi-finals, it was fitting of this bonkers, breathless tie against Manchester United that the winning goal would come straight from a corner kick. A huge night for Ange Postecoglou, as Spurs moved a step closer to lifting their first trophy since 2008, came with relief as Son’s corner made sure they rescued themselves from embarrassment. “Are you not entertained?” Postecoglou grinned. Aware that there would be criticism of his side’s near-collapse, he was proud of what he saw, too.

Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim chuckled as they fell into each other’s arms at full-time. How could they not after this? Tottenham are through to the semi-finals, where they will face Liverpool over two legs, but this was a tie that evidenced why these teams are currently 10th and 13th and showed how much work both managers have to do. For Postecoglou, at least, his injury-hit side displayed resilience after spectacularly shooting themselves in the foot – twice. Archie Gray, at 18, was remarkable continuing as a makeshift centre-back.

Tottenham have won just two of their previous 25 clashes with Liverpool in all competitions, drawing six and losing 17.

In the immediate aftermath of the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola was dumbfounded. He wasn’t, for once amid recent form, the only one. It was a common sensation around the Premier League over the weekend, which seemed to reach new levels of chaos.

Whatever the fair criticisms of the competition’s many modern issues, the Premier League certainly gives.

When is Spurs v Liverpool?

The match kicks off at 4:30pm GMT on Sunday 22 December at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs v Liverpool will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Ultra and Premier League. Subscribers can stream the game via the Sky Go app.

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Tottenham XI: Forster, Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Johnson, Solanke, Son

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Diaz, Gakpo

Could well be a back-and-forth encounter and no surprise if the hosts score first – but the Reds to remain on track for the title. Spurs 2-3 Liverpool.

Liverpool’s injury list is much smaller, with just Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate left on the injury list approaching the Christmas run of games.

Andy Robertson and Alexis Mac Allister are back from suspensions, while means Arne Slot’s only big calls come in choosing between Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones in midfield, and two from four in attack between Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and the fit-again Diogo Jota – but the latter is yet to start since returning from injury.