LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino has told his Tottenham Hotspur players not to think about Chelsea in the Premier League title race, warning them: "We are our own enemies."
Second-placed Tottenham are nine points behind league leaders Chelsea but they can reduce the gap with a win against struggling Liverpool on Saturday, with the Blues playing at Burnley the following day.
Antonio Conte and his Chelsea players will likely be watching Spurs' game but Pochettino does not see it as an opportunity to send a message to their London rivals.
"It is not [about sending] a message to Chelsea.