Spurs are just two points behind Liverpool and claimed an impressive 2-2 draw away to Arsenal last weekend.
Liverpool’s Premier League title credentials face a stiff test at a resurgent Tottenham on Saturday as the Reds aim to keep pace with grim leaders Manchester City. Defending titleholders City have taken maximum points from their opening six games and can set a new club record should they extend that band to seven at floundering Wolves. Liverpool lead the chasing pack, two points back, with Brighton, Tottenham, Arsenal and Aston Villa all within six points of the top. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of the Premier League action this weekend.
After times of going toe- to- toe with City for major honours, Liverpool drooped to fifth last season, egging a full midfield rebuild during the transfer window.
The investment has paid immediate tips, with seven successive triumphs in all competitions.
Dominik Szoboszlai has been the pick of four new midfielders and scored a sensational thing in Wednesday’s 3- 1 League Cup palm over Leicester.
“Since the first nanosecond of training, it was enough emotional,” said Jurgen Klopp of the Hungarian’s adaption after a 60 million pounds($ 73 million) move from RB Leipzig.
“A veritably naturally confident boy. That helps and a super-hard worker and that is what you see.”
But Klopp’s men will need to induce Tottenham’s first league defeat under Ange Postecoglou to keep that fine run going.
The Australian has signed off the loss of Harry Kane to transfigure the mood at the north London titans.
Spurs are just two points behind Liverpool and claimed an emotional 2- 2 draw down to Arsenal last weekend.
Brighton have made light of losing star players including Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo and sit third in the table with five triumphs from their opening six league games, including emotional palms over Manchester United and Newcastle.
Roberto De Zerbi‘s men face another side with intentions of breaking into the top four on Saturday in Aston Villa.
Converted since Unai Emery took charge just under a time ago, Villa have won four of their once five league games to climb to sixth.
Still, both clubs face the challenge of maintaining their Premier League challenge alongside the demands of contending in Europe.
After naming important- changed sides in midweek, both Brighton and Villa crashed out of the League Cup but in the long run that could prove a perk.
The nethermost three are the same triad that were promoted just a many months agone, exposing the growing gulf between the top two categories of English football.
Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United all have just one point on the board so far and Sheffield United suffered their worst- ever league defeat in an 8- 0 thrashing by Newcastle last weekend.
The struggles of Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth have so far averted the promoted clubs from being cut adrift.
But Everton appear to be chancing their bases after back- to- back triumphs in the once week at Brentford and at Villa, in the League Cup.
Still, it would further worsen the plight of the Hatters, playing in the English top flight for the first time in 31 times, If the Toffees win again when Luton visit Goodison on Saturday. Know More Latest Football News…
