As Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to face each other this Sunday, team news has been the order of the day. Jurgen Klopp has updated us on who is fit and available to play against Tottenham, with Ibrahima Konate set to return and Diogo Jota expected to be alright despite a knock in his back. Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are also back in training. Tottenham, however, will be without their goalkeeper and captain, Hugo Lloris, as well as Yves Bissouma (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) and Emerson Royal (knee).
In other news, Klopp believes Curtis Jones is looked upon harshly by certain fans because he is “our own”, Joe Hardy has said that he thinks Liverpool youngster Tyler Morton “should make it in the first team”, and according to L’Equipe, several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, are interested in Nice’s central defender, Jean-Clair Todibo. Fabio Carvalho has been “recommended to Galatasaray”, while Liverpool are “monitoring” PSG’s midfielder, Renato Sanches according to Peter O’Rourke of Football Insider.
Elsewhere, Harry Kane held an “honest conversation” with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to try to revive his team’s season, the deadline for ownership bids for Man United is understood to be 10pm (BST) on Friday, and after losing 4-1 to Newcastle, Sean Dyche insisted that Everton can still stay up but now “it is about walking the walk”.
Finally, the match of the night is Blackpool vs. Millwall in the Championship. It is a game that will have consequences at both ends of the table, as the hosts fight to stay in the division, while Millwall seek a play-off spot. The match kicks off at 8pm (BST) and is on Sky Sports Football. Joe Gomez has also been showing off his shooting skills in a video posted by Liverpool FC on Twitter.