After fans’ disappointment in the lack of investment following the £146 million sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, the owners at Liverpool are taking a massive gamble.
When you couple that with the loan departure of Daniel Sturridge to West Bromwich Albion for the duration of the season, this leaves the Reds severely lacking with forward options.
Jurgen Klopp has evidently placed his faith into young strikers Dominic Solanke and Danny Ings to provide ample competition for Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool come up against a Tottenham side riding high on morale and team spirit after a convincing 2-0 win against Manchester United at Wembley on Wednesday.
Striker Harry Kane is in line to score his 100th Premier League goal at Anfield, facing a Liverpool defence renowned for having a shaky foundations.
Here are five things to look out for when Mauricio Pochettino’s men come to Anfield.
1. Transfer Blues
After the positive start to the January transfer window via the announcement of Virgil van Dijk becoming a Red, the mood was dampened significantly after Barcelona announced the capture of Philippe Coutinho.
Reds fans then began to look forward to potential replacements coming through to Anfield.
The attacking prowess of Monaco’s Thomas Lemar was linked, however Liverpool baulked at their £90 million valuation.
The Reds will have to maintain the professional side to their game as they banish their disappointing January transfer business to the past.
2. Flying High after Huddersfield
The Reds are riding on a wave of confidence after their comfortable 3-0 victory away to Huddersfield Town.
Impressive goals from Emre Can and Roberto Firmino, followed by a cool and composed penalty from Mohamed Salah allowed Liverpool to climb into third place in the Premier League table, and close the gap between them and Manchester United to just three points.
YouTube: Huddersfield vs Liverpool 0-3 All Goals & Highlights 30/01/2018 HD
If Klopp’s men were to beat Tottenham, it would give them a considerable amount of comfort in the race for Champions League qualification.
3. Jurgen Klopp
A lot has been said by rival fans about the German boss ‘getting away’ with press scrutiny and ‘recieving too much praise than he deserves’.
From a time when Liverpool Football Club were facing the wilderness of the Europa League to facing consecutive top four finishes for the first time since the Benitez era, Klopp is well underway in the restoration project currently being implemented in the Red portion of Merseyside.
The Anfield faithful have full confidence in their manager, and after all, that is all that matters in football, right?
4. Opposition
There is no doubt that Mauricio Pochettino has taken Tottenham Hotspur to the next level, competing with the likes of the London clubs around them, as well as Liverpool and the Manchester clubs.
Their displays this season, however, have been marred with inconsistency, which has put a halt to their newly-found ambition of a Premier League title.
One very hot display was their 2-0 win over Manchester United on Wednesday.
If they can replicate this confidence throughout the squad, then they could give Liverpool a very tough fixture.
5. Harry Kane
To say that the English striker, when on a red-hot streak of form as of currently, is one of the best strikers in Europe is an understatement.
The variety of finishes that the Tottenham forward can create for himself, as well as execute, makes him the complete forward.
Considering the shaky Liverpool defence, combined with the ruthlessness of Harry Kane, you can be sure that he will give the likes of Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk a headache.