Tottenham will be without their captain and first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for their trip to Liverpool on Sunday. Lloris has been sidelined since his dubious withdrawal at half-time in Spurs’ 6-1 thrashing of Newcastle, having conceded five goals in 20 minutes. Stand-in manager Ryan Mason had hoped he could be passed fit for Anfield, but speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Mason confirmed Lloris would miss out again. The other injuries that Mason referred to are Rodrigo Bentancur (knee), Yves Bissouma (ankle), Emerson Royal (knee) and Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), all of whom are set to miss out on Sunday. This restricts Mason’s options in both midfield and at full-back.
Mason reverted to a back three for the draw with Man United, with Clement Lenglet joining Eric Dier and Cristian Romero in defence while Ivan Perisic and goalscorer Pedro Porro started as wing-backs. Ben Davies made his return from the bench after four games out, and could be an option to start at either centre-back or left wing-back. In midfield, Mason’s only real options are Oliver Skipp and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who started against United, along with youngster Pape Matar Sarr. Mason could be required to make changes given the tight turnaround, explaining that Tottenham were not due to train until later on Friday. Possible Tottenham XI: Forster; Romero, Dier, Lenglet; Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Davies; Kulusevski, Son, Kane.