Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish admits their clash with Tottenham is an early season six pointer.
The Reds face Spurs on the back of defeat at Stoke City.
Dalglish said: "The mood in training has been fine and the players know they performed to an acceptable standard obviously without the required result against Stoke.
"We have to make sure when we go to Tottenham on Sunday that we put in an acceptable performance, only this time make sure we get the required result.
"We have to respect Tottenham because we know they have some good players and they are a good team, but we have to concentrate on ourselves.
"They are one of the teams we have to look to target this season to make sure we finish above them.
"We are working to build something here and I think the performances so far have been really encouraging and we'll try to take that forward and continue that as the season progresses."
