With 16 days between fixtures Jurgen Klopp took the opportunity to take the squad to La Manga for a mid-season training camp. Will it pay off?
The Liverpool boss took 27 players on the four-day trip in the hope of sorting out some of the issues that dogged the team during January's poor presults, but to also reflect on the Spurs win and build on that going into Monday night's game at struggling Leicester City.
"We are used to it. It is a two-week break," he said. "It's not that we left the country and didn't play football for a year.
"It's two weeks, that's not a real problem. We played in La Manga, an internal game but it was a proper game, and we had sessions.
"It was a proper camp. Circumstances there are really good for a football camp - I knew it before because I was there five times with Dortmund when we had a winter break.
"When you have games every three days you say it's too much but when you have one a week or a two-week break then it's not enough."
Now the Reds are back and fully prepared for the Leicester game. Now managerless without the recently-sacked Claudio Ranieri, its difficult to tell whether the Foxes' morale will be low, or their determination to claim a win for their former boss high.
"We have to be spot on Monday night and play the best football that we are able to do," he added.
"We expect a lot from us. We want to go there and be good, organised and we want to win the game."
Team selection will be interesting. Will Klopp stick with Simon Mignolet who played well against Tottenham, or will he revert to Loris Karius? Will Sturridge be available for selection and, if so, will he play any part in the game? Will Dejan Lovren be fit in time?
All will be revealed at 8pm on Monday...
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