Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 17, he takes on Reverend & the Makers singer Jon McClure.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-3

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said this week that management is a harder job than being prime minister and, from my spell in charge of Lincoln, I can testify to that.

Postecoglou knows all about the highs and lows that managers can experience from one week to the next, because that has been the story of Spurs’ season.

The same might apply just to this game too. While I think Tottenham will get some joy because it is going to be action packed, Liverpool will not lie down and I fancy them to come out on top.

How Spurs deal with Mohamed Salah on the counter-attack is going to be key, but I cannot see them stopping him completely.

People might look at Liverpool’s draw with Fulham last weekend and think it was not a great result for Arne Slot’s side but I was there and, honestly, the way they played with 10 men was incredible. They looked like they were the team with the extra man.

McClure’s prediction: 1-2

Spurs are weird because you never know if they are going to turn up or not. Like Sheffield Wednesday (who McClure supports), they seem better away from home, too. I don’t know if it is because they play on the break?

I am going with Liverpool here though. They have made the appointment of the decade in Slot. He has kept what was good about the Jurgen Klopp era – the high press and all that – but they just seem a little bit more street smart.

I have to say I love his interview style too because he is very honest. I think he is wonderful and think he is going to do great things at Liverpool.

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