Jose Mourinho will pay no heed to Liverpool's stumbling form and expects Jurgen Klopp's team to summon a strong defence of their title.
The champions have won only once in the Premier League since they beat Tottenham at Anfield in mid-December.
They have slumped to fifth and Spurs will climb above them if they win at White Hart Lane as the two teams meet again, on Thursday.
'When you win it once you know you have the team to win it twice,' said Mourinho, who successfully defended the Premier League title when he was manager of Chelsea in 2005-06.