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<\/p>\nThe two English clubs will go head to head on June 1, hoping to end their season with silverware.<\/p>\n
Tottenham reached the Champions League final after defeating Ajax in the semi-final encounter, while Liverpool dumped Barcelona led Lionel Messi out of the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn form, Klopp\u2019s side should beat Spurs,\u201d Shearer told the Sun.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey did the double over them in the League this season. And there are not too many Spurs players who would get in this Liverpool side.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly, in defence, I would swap only one \u2014 Toby Alderweireld or Jan Vertonghen to partner Virgil van Dijk.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am still tipping Liverpool to edge it but you have to wonder if they will have lost a bit of momentum from having not played for three weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Spurs have had the same time off. But Liverpool finished the season so strongly, winning all of their last nine games to push City right to the wire.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shearer added: \u201cKlopp needs a trophy to show for all the brilliant work he has done at Anfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he has lost his last six finals \u2014 three with Liverpool and three with Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it was just one or two, then it would not make a difference, but six\u2026 Klopp will be thinking about that on his way to Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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