A big star was a victim of a smash-and-grab in Tottenham just hours before the game, which caused frustration in the city.
Stan Collymore has confidently asserted that he has no doubts Liverpool will finish above Tottenham Hotspur this season.
Tottenham went into matchweek 9 sitting pretty at the top of the table, three points over fourth-placed Liverpool.
Ange Postecoglou’s men have a great opportunity to extend their lead at the top, with Arsenal dropping two points away to Chelsea.
The Lilywhites, meanwhile have what is, at least on paper, a relatively straight-forward game against Fulham on Monday night,
While Spurs fans will be hoping that Ange Postecoglou’s men can continue riding their current wave for momentum, it is fair to say that the majority of the fan base does not expect the club to keep pace with the likes of Man City for the whole, given that this is the Australian’s first year in charge.
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Collymore believes that Liverpool, not Tottenham or Arsenal, will be City’s main challengers for the title this season.
The pundit told CaughtOffside: “For me, Liverpool will either win the league or they’ll finish second. I think they’ll finish higher than Spurs and higher than Arsenal. The only team I see doing better than them over a 38-game season is Manchester City.”
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For Tottenham to now even be in this conversation, shows how good a job Postecoglou has done since arriving at the club, given that we were largely written off at the start of the campaign