Starting with the St. Patrick’s Day elimination from the FA Cup, at the hands of Manchester United, its been a disastrous stretch for Liverpool.
United inflicted more pain on the Reds during this six week stretch, as their draw meant more points dropped in the title race for the Merseyside club.
Tottenham Hotspur at Liverpool FC FYIs
Kick: Sun May 5, 2024, 4:30pm UK, Anfield
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You also had the club’s other main rival, Everton, defeating them, and with that loss, the title charge was done.
Now, after a dismal run of only one win in five Premier League matches, the Reds are playing for third place. Of course, their opponents have seen their earlier ambitions dissipate as well.
Spurs only have one win in their last four.
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur
Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominick Szoboszlai; Mo Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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