The Premier League title race continues to excite as the season enters its final stretch. Manchester City are in the pole position but have just a one-point cushion over challengers Liverpool. And following their demoralising defeat to Real Madrid in midweek, Liverpool could heap more pressure on them when they face Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.Liverpool head into the game after a couple of tight wins over the past week. The Reds were made to work hard by Newcastle in the league last weekend but still won 1-0. On Tuesday, they beat Villarreal 3-2 in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final.Klopp on why he and his staff extended their contracts:”There is no secret why. We are in love with the place.” pic.twitter.com/6eCG3m0b1L— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) May 6, 2022 Such results need a lot of quality and energy. Still, their coach Jurgen Klopp says that the immense love and dedication drive his team and keep them on course to win three more trophies after they’d already lifted the Carabao Cup.”We are in love with this place, and that connection is centred on people. The players are a huge factor in this. They are just the most incredible set of boys. From the oldest to the youngest, they inspire me every day with their talent and application. They are fantastic with a ball at their feet, or in their hands. That helps for results, yes. But it’s also the men they are – coming into work with them is a privilege. They are the reason we are enjoying these fantastic experiences together. I hope I have never taken them for granted and never will.”Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona 😱#OnThisDay in 2019… a night we’ll never, ever forget 😍 pic.twitter.com/4cFt2SpuJr— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 7, 2022 Arriving to Anfield are Spurs, who are also in desperate need of a win. They want to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive. After a defeat to Brighton and a draw against Brentford, they allowed Arsenal to pull ahead for the fourth spot. But they bounced back to winning ways, defeating Leicester City 3-1 last time out.Tottenham are just two points behind Arsenal in the table. With a potential season-defining North London derby next week, they must aim for all three points today.📺 Antonio Conte on Jurgen Klopp:”Jurgen Klopp is doing a fantastic job for Liverpool. He needed a bit of time to create this amazing team and now it’s very difficult to find a problem in this team, a weak point, it’s very difficult.” 🔴 pic.twitter.com/4RaitjBmY6— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) May 5, 2022 Spurs boss Antonio Conte has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game. However, Matt Doherty, Oliver Skipp and Japhet Tanganga have already been ruled out for the remainder of the season. The Italian urged his players to stand up to the title-chasing Liverpool.”We prepared the game very well and I think we need to be very good without the ball to be good defensively, but if we want to win we have to be very good with the ball. I said this to my players, we need to play a good game and be brave when we have the ball, don’t be scared for all the pressure and to find the solution. We have improved a lot. We can go there to play and try to get three points. We are in this race for a place in the Champions League and for this reason, we need to get points in every game.”PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 36Saturday17:00: (2.20) Brentford (3.35) Southampton (3.35)17:00: (3.00) Burnley (3.20) Aston Villa (2.60)17:00: (1.35) Chelsea (4.90) Wolverhampton (9.50)17:00: (1.70) Crystal Palace (3.70) Watford (5.20)19:30: (2.85) Brighton (3.30) Man.Utd. (2.50)21:45: (1.45) Liverpool (4.40) Tottenham (7.25)Sunday16:00: (1.50) Arsenal (4.30) Leeds (6.50)16:00: (2.70) Leicester (3.25) Everton (2.85)16:00: (4.60) Norwich (3.60) West Ham (1.80)18:30: (1.17) Man.City (7.50) Newcastle (16.0)***odds are subject to change
