Tottenham prove Jurgen Klopp wrong as Jordan Henderson makes Harry Kane claim amid top four race

Tottenham moved up to fourth place in the Premier League after their 1-0 victory over Burnley on Sunday. This comes ahead of Arsenal's Monday night clash at St James' Park, which could see Mikel Arteta's side overtake Spurs once again.

Just a few days before Antonio Conte's side's penultimate fixture of the season ended in a victory, Tottenham came out on top in arguably the biggest North London Derby in years. The Lilywhites produced a solid display in N17 and beat the Gunners 3-0.

This also came a few days after Tottenham's trip to Anfield, where they picked up an unlikely point in the 1-1 draw. However after the match, Jurgen Klopp was quick to question Spurs' tactics.

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"I am sorry, I am the wrong person to ask about [Spurs' defending] because I don’t like this kind of football but that is my personal problem. I think they are world class and I think they should do more for the game," he explained.

"It's a game against Liverpool and they have 36% possession. But that is my problem. I cannot coach it.

"The boys kept their calm, increased the pressure without opening up too much to score the goal. These moments hurt them because they fly with everything they have, they block. We know we all think the game-plan of Tottenham worked perfectly, we have to accept we have a different game-plan," Klopp added.

"That is why it is really difficult to play them. For them, when they face a team with more possession than them it works out pretty well, but they don’t have these opponents all the time."

Conte responded to the Liverpool boss' comments, ahead of the North London Derby. "I think Klopp understood he gained one point not lost