Liverpool should comfortably see past Tottenham Hotspur and win the Premier League title on Sunday, Reds expert David Lynch has insisted.
Arne Slot has the chance to follow in the footsteps of Jurgen Klopp and become the second manager in the club's history to win the Premier League should his team earn at least a point against Spurs at Anfield.
Tottenham are currently in 16th place with just 37 points after 33 matchweeks, and they have lost 18 of their fixtures this term already.
Speaking to Sports Mole, Lynch argued that Liverpool should prove far too strong for the Londoners, saying: "They're about as obliging an opposition as you could pick for a home game at Anfield this season to go and win the title because you can see goals. They give you a chance - they're not coming to try and ruin the party.
"They not going to try and sit in and make it a bore fest. It's a game that Liverpool should have real confidence in. It's a strange one because it'll still feel like a big event because on paper it's Tottenham, it's a big game at Anfield and yet you look at their league position, you look at recent performances and Liverpool should be wiping the floor with them.
"The fact is Spurs have partly checked out of this Premier League season anyway because all their eggs are in the Europa League basket given how important that is. That's the position they're in, so you couldn't have hand-picked better opposition for Liverpool to face."
Tottenham will play the first leg of their Europa League semi-final clash against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, and there is a possibility that boss Ange Postecoglou rotates his side on Sunday.
What could the game against Spurs be like?
Liverpool have faced Tottenham 32 times in the Premier League era at Anfield and have emerged victorious on 21 occasions while losing just twice.
The Reds have already beaten Spurs 6-3 and 4-0 in two of their three encounters this season, and they have not lost at home against the Londoners in the league since May 2011, a period encompassing nine victories and four draws.
Lynch pondered whether the likes of Mohamed Salah could enjoy a fruitful afternoon against Spurs when he told Sports Mole: "If there are goals, there's an opportunity for Salah to lay on some assists. That would be really nice, but it's been a while since Liverpool comfortably dispatched someone, so that would be nice if they could do that to seal the title.
"Because it's Tottenham you'd like to think that they're not going to want to make it hard either because it's Arsenal that Liverpool are up against. All the ingredients are there for Liverpool to put on a show and they're more than capable of beating this Tottenham side three or four nil.
"What a great day at Anfield that would be - that would be one that would go down in the history books. I'm sure there'll be tears and joy in the stands, so hopefully it's a straightforward one. I wouldn't like any late drama if possible because I'm getting a bit sick of that."
Slot's side scored a 76th-minute winner against Leicester City last Sunday and an 89th-minute winner against West Ham United on April 13, but supporters will hope that no heroics will be needed this weekend.
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How will winning the Premier League rank against Liverpool's other achievements?
When Liverpool won the title in 2019-20, fans were not able to celebrate in the manner that they wanted to due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Reds won the Champions League in 2018-19 under Klopp in the previous season, and that was the first trophy won by the club under the legendary German manager.
When asked about about where Slot's title win would rank among the Merseysiders' achievements in the modern era, Lynch insisted that it might mean more for the fans off the pitch than the players on it, telling Sports Mole: "In terms of the the overall impact when you think about the club winning the Premier League title in 2019-20, it was was hugely significant in what it meant for Liverpool.
"It re-established them and showed that the Champions League win the season prior wasn't a fluke. They won it at an absolute canter - they had it [practically] won before Covid. If Liverpool had stopped playing at that point they would have won it anyway and absolutely deserved it. The impact of it was a hugely significant moment, but I would say for fans this is going to be on a completely different level.
"Knowing that a draw gives Liverpool the title - it's been 30 years of dreaming of that moment. Then on the final day when they actually lift the trophy, that dream's been there for so long, so it's absolutely massive. In terms of what it means for fans, people are going to be taken aback by the scenes of celebration that we see around the parade because [fans did not] have a chance to do that in 2019-20."
Having almost certainly won the Premier League in his first season despite no major incomings in either the summer or January transfer windows, perhaps supporters will have the chance to celebrate more than one league title before Slot's time at Anfield is finished.
Lewis Nolan
