Spence helped to keep Salah quiet as Spurs won the first leg 1-0 in north London last month and the 24-year-old, who has been deputising at left-back for Ange Postecoglou's depleted side, is likely to be in direct competition with the Egyptian again at Anfield.

The Reds will have a sense of injustice heading into the second leg of their semi-final with Tottenham as they trail 1-0 after Lucas Bergvall scored a late winner in the first encounter almost a month ago.