Paul Merson says Liverpool beating Tottenham on Saturday - live on Sky Sports - would be "massive" for Jurgen Klopp's side
Liverpool are second in the Premier League after winning five and drawing one of their first six games,
With Pep Guardiola's side starting their title defence in relentless form, Merson says claiming three points at Spurs - who are fourth and also unbeaten in the Premier League - would be an impressive statement from Liverpool.
Merson
"If Liverpool come away from Tottenham with a win next week then it's a massive result. "
"I'm not saying they will lose the game, but to go to Tottenham now, you're up against a very good team with good players."
"The first 35 minutes against Arsenal, I thought Spurs were pretty disappointing. I thought it was no different to watching Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho's Spurs.
"If Gabriel Jesus scores for 2-0 then it's a completely different story, but he misses an absolute sitter."
"What I liked about Tottenham after that is they kept on playing the way they like playing and I was so impressed with them."
I thought Arsenal would win easily but for Spurs to come from 1-0 down and 2-1 down - normally they would lie down and get beat.
"Credit where credit is due. I thought they were outstanding and I now see them being around the top four.
Merson on Liverpool
"Liverpool, meanwhile, still have got so much work to do. Manchester City are destroying the league at the moment, they're putting so much pressure on everybody. It's phenomenal what they're doing.
"Liverpool are doing well at the moment because you just have to stick in there. You have to take it a game at a time and you don't want to be giving them a head start.
"The biggest advantage Liverpool have is they can draw to Tottenham and Brighton over the next two weeks because they still have to play Man City twice - and they can beat Man City twice.
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