Slot makes just one change for Liverpool, with Conor Bradley returning from suspension to play instead of the injured Joe Gomez at right-back.
Most notably, Isak isn’t in the team despite being fit. This is simply down to Ekitike being ahead of him in the pecking order at the moment.
Asked on Sky Sports if Isak is going to have to be patient due to Ekitike’s form, Slot replied: “No, they can play together as well. I’ve done that already twice this season.
“The reason why I haven’t done it more often is obvious I think, because of especially Alex but also Hugo not always [being] able to play two games in three or four days.
“But they are definitely a couple as well. Hugo can play off the left so they could play together, but for today I decided to play Hugo.”
Tottenham vs. Liverpool Team News
• THFC XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Gray, Bentancur, Bergvall; Kudus, Simons, Kolo Muani
• THFC SUBS: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Davies, Palhinha, Tel, Odobert, Johnson, Richarlison
• LFC XI: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz; Ekitike
• LFC SUBS: Mamardashvili, Lucky, Frimpong, Ramsay, Robertson, Nyoni, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Isak
With the Ekitike in far superior form – the Frenchman has nine goals to Isak’s two this season – this is the third successive Premier League match that Liverpool’s record signing has started on the bench.
Isak’s absence from the starting XI does at least leave the Reds with a good striking option off the bench, while Mo Salah is away and Cody Gakpo is injured.