Tottenham boss Mourinho goads Liverpool coach Klopp: Van Dijk your only big injury

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16 Dec 2020 • 4:33 AM MYT
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has started the mind games ahead of Wednesday's clash with Liverpool.

The Portuguese has dismissed Jurgen Klopp's injury concerns by claiming Virgil van Dijk as the only notable 'big' absentee.

Klopp is currently without Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota, James Milner, Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri, Kostas Tsimikas and Naby Keita.

But Mourinho has claimed Klopp's starting XI is hardly impacted and believes Spurs have plenty of their own injury worries.

"I think Alisson is not injured; Alexander-Arnold is not injured; Matip, I believe that he's going to play," the Spurs manager said.

"Fabinho is not injured; Robertson is not injured; Henderson is not injured; Wijnaldum is not injured; Salah is not injured; Firmino is not injured; Mane is not injured.

"Van Dijk is injured and Van Dijk is a very good player of course. But give me Liverpool list of injuries and compared that list with what is the best Liverpool team.

"I can give you a list of ten injuries at Tottenham. We have two kids of the Under-16s with injuries, we have two others in the Under-21s and two in the Under-23s. We have Lamela and Tanganga. And here is a list of ten players.

"But is Loris injured? No. Alderweireld injured? No. Dier injured? No. Reguilon injured? No. Harry Kane injured? No. Son injured? No. Lucas injured? No.

"So where are the injuries? Injuries are normal. James Milner is injured, Lamela is injured. You know. Every club has injuries now and again. Liverpool has a big injury. Which is Van Dijk."