'Spurs should worry about our attack'
Brendan Rodgers says Tottenham may have a 'phenomenal player' in Welsh winger Gareth Bale but the Reds boss has a wealth of attacking talent equally capable of troubling the Londoners on Sunday.
Having scored 16 Barclays Premier League goals to date this season, Bale has catapulted himself into contention for individual end-of-season honours, alongside Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie.
Rodgers is well aware of the wide-man's ability, as Bale was among the goalscorers for Spurs when Liverpool were harshly defeated 2-1 at White Hart Lane earlier this season.
But rather than dwell on the potential damage Sunday's opponents could inflict, the manager chose to send a warning of his own to Tottenham - by championing four of his lethal weapons.
"You always prepare for an opponent's danger man and Bale is a phenomenal player but our main focus is on ourselves," said Rodgers.
"When we don't have the ball we need to be organised and tactically strong and then when we have the ball I've got big confidence that we can really hurt teams.
"I won't worry myself about a particular player and forget everything that's good about our game. Instead I look at areas we can exploit.
"This is about us and if I am Tottenham they should be thinking: 'Hold on a minute, they've got Luis Suarez - the top goalscorer in the league who can occupy a back four on his own.'
"Then there's Daniel Sturridge, a player with lightning pace who can come short or go long and scores goals.
"And there's a wonderful technician in Philippe Coutinho, who is tactically strong and can nick goals, and Steven Gerrard - who has the most assists in the Premier League.
"I'd also look at our performance at White Hart Lane when apart from the opening 10 to 15 minutes we were outstanding."
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Momentum has been built after three successive victories for Liverpool, with 12 goals scored and only one conceded as Swansea, Zenit and Wigan were consecutively put to the sword.
The trio of wins triggered a reward for the squad - lunch paid for by Rodgers - after the Northern Irishman introduced a special incentive scheme at the turn of the year.
He added: "Straight after the win at Wigan the lunch was mentioned by the players so we will put that in place soon. It's another one that's cost me a bit of dough.
"What we have shown in the big games so far this season is that we can compete.
"If we don't make individual errors in these games, we have got every chance of beating any team in this league.
"We know that our home form is getting better and better all the time and we will be a different proposition on Sunday against a top team than maybe what we were at the beginning of the season.
"Our cohesion, spirit and quality is getting better all the time. It will be a really tough game because Tottenham are in good form but I'm looking forward to seeing the development of the group. We have to keep this momentum going in order to grow as a team."
A recurring theme for the Reds this season has been the importance of grabbing the first goal, although Rodgers plans to work on his team's patience too.
"Throughout the Premier League this season, the first goal has been important for many teams," the boss said.
"Scoring in that opening 20 minutes really settles you. It also means your opponent has got to come out and play and that opens up space for you.
"We're still finding our patience in games. That's something that's important for us going forward.
"With teams that regularly win things, it doesn't matter if they are 2-0 down at half-time. They have the calmness and patience to come back and win games. That comes with experience."