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The stats suggest the Reds will cause serious problems for Spurs’ depleted backline – just as they did when they hit six goals in north London in December.

Liverpool may have been pegged back for a 2-2 draw by Manchester United on Sunday but they once again produced a threatening attacking display, with 19 shots at Anfield.

In fact, their Expected Goals total of 2.8 means they are averaging 2.36xG per game in the Premier League this season.

That is far and away the most of any side in the division.

His side’s list of absentees is around the double-figure mark but it is in defence where there is cause for concern ahead of this important cup tie.

They were down to the bare bones when Liverpool last came to town and the situation has worsened rather than eased since then.

Their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday reflected their struggles at the back right now.

Stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster was laid low by a bug, which also affected centre-backs Archie Gray and Radu Dragusin, who was forced off at half-time.

Regular left-back Destiny Udogie is still out with injury and his replacement Djed Spence later had to fill in at centre-back.

First-choice centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven remain sidelined and Ben Davies is still unavailable.

Newcastle took advantage. They scored twice from an xG total of 2.45.