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£27m player gets first start under Conte: Predicted Spurs XI v Liverpool

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ENFIELD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 17: Antonio Conte, head coach of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur press conference at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on December 17, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
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Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur will take on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, and we predict Giovani Lo Celso to be in the starting XI for Spurs.

This will be Tottenham’s first competitive game for a while.

Spurs had their games against Rennes, Brighton and Hove Albion and Leicester City suspended due to coronavirus issues.

So, it will be interesting to see how Tottenham perform against a Liverpool team in red-hot form.

In our opinion, Conte will make some interesting team selections against Liverpool.

We predict Argentine midfielder Lo Celso to start against Liverpool.

Lo Celso has recovered from a knee injury and has been training this week, according to The London Evening Standard.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07:  Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Everton  and  Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on November 07, 2021 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

So, we think that the £27.2 million (BBC Sport) 25-year-old Argentina international midfielder will make his first start under Conte.

As always, England international Harry Kane will lead the line for Tottenham.

Harry Winks and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will start in central midfield, while Ryan Sessegnon should start ahead of Sergio Reguilon at left wing-back.

Reguilon has recovered from his injury, but Spurs head coach Conte may not include him in the starting lineup.

Predicted Tottenham Hotspur XI v Liverpool

Spurs predicted XI: Hugo Lloris; Japhet Tanganga, Eric Dier, Davinson Sanchez; Emerson Royal, Harry Winks, Tanguy Ndombele, Ryan Sessegnon; Steven Bergwijn, Giovani Lo Celso; Harry Kane.