Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham and Liverpool 'share many values and principles'

Sam Long25 October 2016

Tottenham and Liverpool may be Premier League rivals but the two clubs share "many values and principles," according to Mauricio Pochettino.

Spurs travel to Anfield tonight aiming to secure a place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals with victory over Jurgen Klopp's side.

The signs suggest the encounter will be a tight affair given that the north Londoners have drawn all three of their meetings with Liverpool since Klopp took over at Anfield a year ago.

The Merseysiders go into the game on a nine-match unbeaten run while Spurs are yet to taste defeat in England's top tier this term and Pochettino is adamant the teams' styles of play bear several similarities.

"They have one of the best squads - if not the best squad - in the Premier League," Pochettino said.

"After the summer they have improved a lot by a lot by signing very good players and investing a lot of money.

"In the way they play, they are very aggressive. Liverpool are one of the contenders to win the title.

"We share the aggression and intensity. Liverpool and Tottenham are different squads but we share many values and principles," he insisted.

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Klopp, like Pochettino, is expected to make several changes to his side with Danny Ings -who has scarcely featured this season - in line for a rare start.

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