Tottenham Hotspur’s October struggles continued this weekend as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Whilst Mauricio Pochettino’s men were decent value for their point, Spurs haven’t quite top gear in recent weeks compared to the blistering form we saw earlier on in the season.

They’ve scored only once in their last three games, which have all coincidentally ended in draws. It’s not a poor run of form by any means but the Spurs faithful will be hoping their team can turn it around sooner rather than later, in order to avoid falling into a rut.

But attention now turns to the EFL Cup, where Spurs travel to Liverpool on Tuesday evening. It’s a game both manager’s will want to win but one which also gives them a good opportunity to rest some key players whist giving others a chance.

With that in mind, Football FanCast have constructed an XI that, despite a number of changes, will steer Spurs past Liverpool and into the quarter finals.

GK: Michel Vorm

Hugo Lloris has been in fantastic form for Spurs over the past few weeks but the EFL Cup gives manager Mauricio Pochettino the chance to bring Michel Vorm into the first-team.

He’s a competent, confident goalkeeper who will more than likely feature heavily in this competition going forward.

RB: Kieran Trippier

Kieran Trippier had a fantastic evening in Germany as Spurs held Bayer Leverkusen to a 0-0 draw and he more than warrants another start after that performance.

He was direct, read the game well and helped his team-mates in attack. If Trippier impresses again, a first-team berth might be on the horizon too.

CB: Eric Dier

Dier has had to play second-fiddle at times this season but we’re expecting him to slot in at centre-back for the game against the Reds.

He was one of Spurs’ standout stars last term and with a little more game time, there’s no reason why he can’t shine again this season too.

CB: Kevin Wimmer

Austrian international Kevin Wimmer has been forced to bide his time when it comes to first-team minutes but with Toby Alderweireld facing a spell on the touchlines, a strong performance on Tuesday evening good be his path into the first-team.

LB: Ben Davies

Another fringe player who will relish the chance to start against Liverpool is former Swansea man Ben Davies.

The form of Danny Rose has made it increasingly difficult for the Welshman to break into the senior side at times, but a strong showing here could give boss Pochettino some real food for thought.

CDM: Tom Carroll

Spurs academy graduate Tom Carroll is finally beginning to see his hard work pay off as he continues to flirt with the Spurs first-team.

He made over 25 appearances for Spurs last season and will be hoping to better that this campaign but with the quality Pochettino has in his ranks, he’ll have to take his chances to impress.

CDM: Victor Wanyama

Whilst this is a great chance to give fringe players a go, Spurs do need to keep some seniority in their ranks for the Liverpool clash.

There is perhaps no other holding player in the division that Victor Wanyama, who offers his defence fantastic protection throughout the entirety of the game.

RM: Georges-Kévin N’Koudou

Georges-Kévin N’Koudou was a summer signing from Ligue 1 giants Marseille and like many others in this XI, he’ll be hoping to be given the nod to show Spurs fans what he can really do.

We haven’t seen an awful lot of him yet. But he’s a winger that packs a real punch going forward and a player who might relish a battle with the likes of Alberto Moreno.

CAM: Dele Alli

This was very much a toss-up between Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli, but we’ve elected to go with the Englishman on this occasion.

He brings so much quality to the Spurs attack and even though Liverpool won’t be playing a first-team, they won’t be easy to break down in the slightest. Dele Alli will provide that class needed in the final third to make things happen and most importantly, see Spurs progress to the next round.

LM: Erik Lamela

Despite a tricky start to his Spurs career, Erik Lamela has very much turned into the Mr. Reliable of this team, continually cropping up with goals and assists.

He’s a great player to have in the squad and one that can very much change this type of game in an instant.

ST: Vincent Janssen

Vincent Janssen isn’t having the best of times his summer move from AZ Alkmaar but the Spurs management seem to still be behind him in the hope he’ll turn things around.

He’s a little short of confidence, however – something that would be easily sorted if he slotted home a couple of goals on Tuesday evening.