Arsenal handed BIG incentive for Southampton by Liverpool

Benteke hasn’t scored a league goal since October and was dropped to the bench for last weekend’s 3-0 thrashing at Watford.

That early goal paved the way for a dominant display by Watford at Vicarage Road and an emphatic loss for Liverpool.

It will be crucial for Jurgen Klopp to keep rotating his squad in order to avoid further injuries during this hectic holiday period as well as improve his home record at Anfield. We have a lot of options so we have to make decisions. “We lost Mama (Sakho) in a ideal situation, he came back (against Watford) and of course had problems because it was the worst game for all of us”. “I would like to defend a 1-0 but not always strike back after a 0-1”.

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and central defender Dejan Lovren are set to return for the visit by Leicester.

With 17 games played already, the EPL log looks different from the expectations of many predictors who would have imagined one of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool to sit atop.

“It’s not easy to fix”, Hiddink said. He said: “I am very confident because Leicester, last season, saved themselves in the last two months and that means the stamina is fantastic”.

The club’s top hit man who doubles as the leading scorer in the premier league, Jamie Vard, y surrenders himself wholly to the spiritual exercise as the monk performs all “necessary” rights.

And while many others think it’s a matter of time before Leicester falls away, Ranieri isn’t excluding anything.

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has refused steadfastly to discuss his team’s title chances despite their stunning form showing no sign of abating. With Klopp’s counter pressing tactics not fully evolved at Liverpool, Ranieri will likely stick to his guns launching counter attacks at full throttle using the pace upfront. “But now we are only concentrating on Liverpool, then when we’ve finished that match we will concentrate on the next”.

TOTTENHAM EYES TOP FOUR: With three games coming in quick succession, Tottenham has an opportunity to establish itself in the top four of the Premier League.

His side enter the Christmas programme in ninth place, five points outside the top four, as they prepare to host leaders Leicester on Boxing Day.

“Why can’t we continue to run, run, run?”