Liverpool would have won the Premier League last season if not for Son Heung-min.
The South Korean, who finished level with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals to share the Golden Boot, scored home and away against the Reds as they fought out a 2-2 draw in North London and a 1-1 stalemate at Anfield.
So many sliding doors moments that could have resulted in the Premier League season finishing differently for Liverpool.
the only small grievance Liverpool could perhaps have with those Son-inflicted dropped points at Anfield is if they had managed to win, they would have at least piled even more pressure on City during those final games of the season.
Still, Klopp still has some reason to be sick of the sight of Spurs’ South Korean forward. He has, after all, scored four goals from his last eight Premier League starts against Liverpool, while he returned five goals from five starts against the German's Borussia Dortmund.
Locking horns with Liverpool on 13 occasions, Spurs' infamous 4-1 victory, in which he scored, in October 2017, remains the only time Son has ended up on the winning side against Klopp’s Reds.
till, a record of nine goals from 16 starts in all competitions against Klopp’s sides ensure the South Korean is a danger-man who could deal their European hopes a big blow
Jürgen Klopp;
"I will be prepared for the best possible Tottenham side,” Klopp told reporters ahead of Sunday’s game. “They were, for some years, by some distance the best counter-attacking team in Europe.
“There were moments when you lost the ball, they only had to find Harry Kane and the next moment Son was in a one v one situation with the goalie. No clue how to defend that properly, best way not to lose the ball.”
As a result, is it any wonder that Klopp wishes he had signed Son earlier in his career?
Klopp
“One of the biggest mistakes in my life is not signing Son Heung-min,” he rued to Korean outlet KBS News last November. “Outstanding player. He is fantastic, a sign of Korean football and one of the best strikers in the world
Son:
"I wanted to stay in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen and Dortmund wanted me,” the South Korean later recalled when explaining his decision to snub Klopp. “
"Both teams play in the Champions League but I thought Dortmund would use rotation more than Leverkusen."
“That's why I chose Leverkusen over Dortmund. It's really important to play regularly at my age.”
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