Liverpool have been urged to "do everything they can" to ensure Mohamed Salah signs a new contract, by ex-Reds striker Stan Collymore. And the former club-record signing believes paying Salah increased wages for the next couple of years is a more sensible investment than trying to replace him with a successor who won't replicate his output.

Tottenham defender Djed Spence said he is confident in his ability to stop Mohamed Salah from scoring in Thursday's Carabao Cup semifinal.

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.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Djed Spence has explained how he intends to keep Mohamed Salah and Liverpool quiet on Thursday night

Spence and Salah came up against each other in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final in January at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Spurs defender did a decent job in that game as well, and the stats prove it.

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.