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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher picks out TWO Tottenham stars he fears - NOT Harry Kane
LIVERPOOL legend Jamie Carragher insists there are two Tottenham players he is worried about heading into the Champions League final - but Harry Kane is not one of them.
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The Reds take on their Premier League rivals in Madrid tomorrow night (8pm) bidding to crown a stellar campaign with some silverware.
After finishing second in the title race to Manchester City by one point as they accrued a club-record 97 points and ended 26 ahead of Tottenham, Liverpool will also want to right the wrongs of last year.
This is the second successive Champions League final for Jurgen Klopp’s men having fallen to Real Madrid in miserable circumstances in Kiev last year.
Then, they lost key man Mohamed Salah to injury in the first half while Loris Karius committed two costly errors and was later found to have been concussed during the match.
In Tottenham, Liverpool take on a team who have never previously reached the European Cup final.
But Mauricio Pochettino’s men have enjoyed an unbelievable run to the showpiece occasion in the Spanish capital, having at one point looked likely to go out in the group stages while they pulled off stunning two-legged wins over Manchester City and Ajax in the last two knockout rounds.
And Jamie Carragher - a winner of this competition with five-time champions Liverpool back in 2005 - admits there are two Spurs stars he thinks could have a major say on the outcome of the game.
Liverpool have beaten Spurs twice this season in the league, both by a 2-1 score-line, but their encounters have often proved tight tactical affairs in recent years.
He’s that important for Tottenham that you have to play him every game
Asked about Spurs' main threats, Carragher told The Anfield Wrap podcast: “I think the ones who fear me are probably [Christian] Eriksen and [Heung-min] Son.
“Son’s power and pace and Eriksen’s ability on the ball.
“I feel sorry sometimes for Eriksen. He’s that important for Tottenham that you have to play him every game.
“Sometimes you see him he actually looks a little bit tired or not quite himself.
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“When he’s on it, he is a massive player for them.”
Son has had an excellent season for Spurs with 20 goals and 10 assists across all competitions, while Eriksen has contributed 10 goals and 17 assists.
Strangely, South Korean forward Son has started from the bench in the two matches Liverpool have faced Spurs already in 2018-19.
Pochettino has previously opted to start Lucas Moura and the Brazilian - who scored a hat-trick in the second-leg win at Ajax - will hope the Argentine coach does so again in Spain after scoring against Liverpool last time out.