Rodgers must buck a worrying slide

Less than nine months after Liverpool thrashed Tottenham 5-0 to begin their title charge and end Andre Villas-Boas’s ill-fated reign at White Hart Lane, the Reds visit North London again.

But how things have changed at both clubs in that short space of time. AVB has gone, and so has his successor Tim Sherwood, who took over two days after that humiliation, which followed Tottenham’s 6-0 defeat at Manchester City. In their place is Mauricio Pochettino, who is living up to his reputation as the Premier League’s latest bright young manager. The Argentinian has overseen four victories in four games so far, taking Spurs to the top of the Premier League.