Spurs go from 15th to 12th, leaving their Sunday visitors in 15th in a match where one ailing giant was bound to take advantage of the other.

Ange Postecoglou is on the brink after Liverpool smashed Tottenham to knock them out of the Carabao Cup and Aston Villa eased them out of the FA Cup three days later. Which poor sod will be left to pick up the pieces?

Levy has been told to appoint Simone Inzaghi to replace the Australian at the end of the season by Fabio Paratici. But the bad news for Paratici is that Inter Milan are keen on extending Inzaghi’s contract. Another manager who has been linked with the Tottenham job is AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola.