Liverpool head coach Arne Slot hopes Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s daring attacking fashion is rewarded with a trophy – simply not the Carabao Cup this season.

The pair meet one another within the Premier League on Sunday as a prelude to their two-legged semi-final in January and February.

Postecoglou’s model of soccer has earned him plaudits and criticism, typically on the similar time, as was evident in Thursday’s 4-3 victory over Manchester United once they virtually squandered a 3-0 lead of their quarter-final tie.

Slot is a fan and believes the Australian is true to stay to his footballing ideas regardless of the continuing scrutiny

“I feel Ange Postecoglou provides them that identification again utterly. Each time it’s a pleasure to observe them,” stated the Reds boss.

“Generally outcomes every now and then go towards them, however I feel they had been one of many groups that beat (Manchester) Metropolis, like us, and never all (groups) beat them within the method like we and Tottenham did.

“It’s nice work that Ange is doing over there. I hope this has been seen a bit extra.

“I additionally hope that he wins a trophy – not the League Cup – however I’m utterly a fan of his staff for the Europa League as a result of folks all the time speak about trophies, trophies, trophies (and) that it’s so vital.

“For his model of soccer and his fashion, it’s so far more vital and if he can mix that with profitable one thing that may be so good for soccer usually as a result of folks can cease speaking about it’s too attacking or no matter.

“How on earth are you able to play too attacking soccer? I feel it’s a privilege to be a season ticket holder at Tottenham as a result of they play such an amazing fashion and it’s not like since Ange arrived they don’t win something any extra.”

By the point Liverpool kick-off at 4.30pm they may have been knocked off the highest of the Premier League if Chelsea, two factors behind having performed a match extra, beat Everton at Goodison Park.

Their near-neighbours, boosted by Thursday’s long-awaited takeover by the Friedkin Group, might do them an enormous favour by taking factors off their title rivals.

No matter that consequence, Slot insists he isn’t even taking note of the desk till the midway stage of the season.

“I take a look at it, like I’ve stated, after three, 4, 5 months. Simply the desk after 19 video games, as a result of then everyone has performed the identical opponents,” he added.

“Most likely all of us had a little bit of the identical unhealthy luck and little bit of the identical luck. Meaning Arsenal, for instance, had plenty of purple playing cards at first of the season, which is why they dropped factors.

“Now we had been unlucky to obtain a purple card (towards Fulham final weekend) and we dropped factors as nicely.

“We nonetheless have Tottenham away, which had been video games that – I examine now with Arsenal – they needed to play initially of the season.

“Chelsea already performed there so (we) don’t take a look at it the place you had been through the season, it’s about the place you might be ultimately of the season.

“The most effective different second to evaluate the season is midway.”