Spurs: Conte dealt blow ahead of Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt an enormous blow forward of their Premier League assembly with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

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Talking in his pre-match press convention on Friday (through Liverpool Echo), Jurgen Klopp revealed that Jordan Henderson – who missed the Reds’ Champions League win over Napoli in midweek resulting from a knee injury – is now obtainable for the journey to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend.

Concerning the health of the England midfielder, the German mentioned: “Henderson is on the market, he educated [on Thursday] as regular. He had a bit factor however critical sufficient to not be concerned on Tuesday.”

Large blow for Spurs

Contemplating how vital Henderson is to Liverpool, the information that the 32-year-old will likely be obtainable for choice towards Spurs on Sunday is undoubtedly an enormous blow for Antonio Conte and his aspect, particularly contemplating the latest struggles of Fabinho in the midst of the park.

Certainly, over his 11 Premier League appearances up to now this season, the Liverpool captain has been a rock in central midfield, creating three massive probabilities for his team-mates along with averaging 0.8 interceptions, 0.8 tackles, 37.9 passes and three.1 lengthy balls and successful 1.7 duels (at a hit charge of 56%) per recreation.

These returns have seen the £22m-rated expertise common a really respectable SofaScore match score of 6.98, at the moment rating him as Klopp’s ninth-best performer within the high flight.

The £140k-per-week midfielder has additionally caught the attention over his three Champions League outings this time period, offering one help and creating one massive probability for his team-mates, together with averaging 0.7 interceptions, two tackles, 46.7 passes and a couple of.7 lengthy balls and successful 2.3 duels (at a hit charge of 58%) per fixture.

These returns have seen the England worldwide common a merely sensational SofaScore match score of 7.17, rating him as Liverpool’s joint seventh-best participant in Europe’s most prestigious membership competitors.

As such, it’s evident to see simply how pivotal part of the Reds midfield Henderson has been, together with his return to health for the journey to Tottenham most definitely coming as an enormous blow to Conte’s possibilities of taking all three factors from the conflict on Sunday afternoon.