Match Reports: Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool

That represented something of an improvement for Spurs, given they had lost their previous five games against Liverpool, conceding 18 goals in the process – eight of them coming in the last two meetings at the Lane.

“I am satisfied with the start, this is not the worst sign because I did not have not the biggest expectations, we had only three days”.

Liverpool forward Danny Ings hopes he can still prove his worth to new boss Jurgen Klopp, despite having been ruled out for the season with a knee injury.

Greeted by German flags in the away end bearing legends like “Liverpool Uber Alles”, Klopp handed a league debut to 20-year-old striker Divock Origi, who hit the bar in the early stages at White Hart Lane.

But that insatiable early intensity understandably faded after 20 minutes as Spurs grew into the game, and Liverpool relied on a stunning save from Mignolet to deny substitute N’Jie to remain level. It takes time implementing a system, and it might need a different set of players to make it happen.

A 1-1 draw away at Everton before the worldwide break meant the Reds had won just one of their previous nine games in all competitions but to change that run, Klopp is going to have to become the first manager since 1985 to begin his reign at Liverpool with a victory. We had our chances, but they had the bigger chances of course.

However Klopp, who earned his reputation at Borussia Dortmund – where he stayed for seven seasons and guided them to back to back Bundesliga titles, a DFB Pokal and the final of the 2013 Champions League with attacking and fast transition football – will be expected to bring the same at Anfield.

Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that his side must be more clinical in front of goal, after he watched his Tottenham Hotspur side draw 0-0 with Liverpool. “We have to be compact, close together in the game, and if you are always close enough with your players you always have options to help”, he said ahead of the trip to Tottenham for his first match in charge.

“Leadership is a transfer of emotion and in that case he will be good because Jurgen is a very emotional man, whether he wins or loses, and I think his style of management will fit in well with the squad and also will match the values and the enthusiasm of the fans there”.

One of the many faults of the Brendan Rogers era was how his side would dominate games in possession but often fail to score and then gradually retreat into their shell.

“It’s absolutely clear they are a football playing team”. Teenage defender Joe Gomez sustained a similar injury the day before and Klopp will also be without captain Jordan Henderson and closeseason signings Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino for his English baptism.

“We haven’t seen Daniel for well over a year”.