Tottenham go to Anfield without Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie with Liverpool. Richarlison remains frozen out after failing to secure a move away, and Roberto De Zerbi said Luca Williams-Barnett could be involved if Tottenham need to use more of the bench.
“No, Kulusevski not available. Pedro is still not available. Udogie yes. Richarlison, you already know everything, nothing changed for the Carabao Cup or Premier League. The situation is the same.”
De Zerbi's update on the squad
The clearest part of the update was the continuity around Richarlison. He has made just 1 Premier League appearance this season and has only 68 Premier League minutes, so his absence is part of a wider freeze rather than a one-off omission.
De Zerbi also said Destiny Udogie is available again, while D. Kulusevski is not. On Williams-Barnett, he added: “I don't know, Luca. We have to see because many players need to play. Maybe not 90 minutes, 90 minutes, but 30 minutes a real game is important.”
What Tottenham carry into Anfield
The team news lands against a flat run. Tottenham's last two league games finished 0-0, against Nottingham Forest and Everton, and their recent league sequence is L-L-D-D-W. Anfield has also been a difficult trip for Spurs for a long time, with no victory there in 15 years.
That does not change the immediate task at hand, but it does explain why the squad news matters. Two missing full-backs, a striker still out of the picture, and a young substitute option give Tottenham little margin for error on Tuesday night, when they visit Liverpool at 8pm BST.
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