Liverpool will have several reasons to be wary of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday
But midweek provided a reminder that the north London side have lost their biggest threat.
Harry Kane's penalty in Bayern Munich's 2-2 Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at home to Real Madrid was the England captain's 43rd goal in as many matches
Liverpool would have been glad to see the back of Kane. He scored nine goals in 16 appearances against them
Kane was always a dangerman when they two sides faced off.
But he wasn't the only one, and the Reds might be just as worried about Kane's old partner in crime, the ever-impressive Heung-Min Son.
Liverpool and their departing Jurgen Klopp still have reason to be sick of the sight of the South Korean forward
He has, after all, scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances against the Reds,
Son has returned five goals from five starts against the Klopp's Borussia Dortmund.
While Son would remain unbeaten when starting against the German boss in the Bundesliga during his time with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen, it’s a different story from his meetings with the Reds
Locking horns with Liverpool on 16 occasions, Still, a record of 11 goals from 17 starts in all competitions against Klopp teams ensure Son is a dangerman
And one Klopp knows is near impossible to stop.
Klopp
"I will be prepared for the best possible Tottenham side,” the Liverpool manager told reporters before facing Tottenahm last season.
“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?
“One of the biggest mistakes in my life is not signing Son Heung-min,” Klopp in November 2021.
“Outstanding player. He is fantastic, a sign of Korean football and one of the best strikers in the world.”
Klopp failed to sign Son for Dortmund in 2013, with the player opting to join Leverkusen from Hamburg instead in a €10m deal.
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