Liverpool have several reasons to fear a new-look Tottenham Hotspur side, for the first time in a long time, Harry Kane won't be one of them.
Kane scored 10 goals in 17 career appearances against the Reds and despite winning just one of those games
he wasn't the only one, and Liverpool might be just as worried about Kane's old partner in crime, the rejuvenated Heung-Min Son.
Son has, after all, scored five goals from his last eight Premier League starts against Liverpool, while he returned five goals from five starts against the German's Borussia Dortmund.
Locking horns with Liverpool on 15 occasions, Spurs' infamous 4-1 victory, in which he scored, in October 2017, remains the only time Son has ended up on the winning side
Still, a record of 10 goals from 16 starts in all competitions against Klopp’s sides ensure the South Korean is a danger-man
Klopp before facing Spurs last season.
"I will be prepared for the best possible Tottenham side,”
“They were, for some years, by some distance the best counter-attacking team in Europe.
“There were moments when you lost the ball, they only had to find Harry Kane and the next moment Son was in a one v one situation with the goalie. No clue how to defend that properly, best way not to lose the ball.”
Klopp in 2021
“One of the biggest mistakes in my life is not signing Son Heung-min,”
“Outstanding player. He is fantastic, a sign of Korean football and one of the best strikers in the world.”
The German failed to sign the forward for Borussia Dortmund when he left Hamburg in 2013, as Son opted to join Bayer Leverkusen instead in a €10m deal.
Son
“I wanted to stay in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen and Dortmund wanted me,”
"Both teams play in the Champions League but I thought Dortmund would use rotation more than Leverkusen.
“That's why I chose Leverkusen over Dortmund. It's really important to play regularly at my age.”
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