Tottenham was dead, to begin with. There was no doubt whatever about that. The register of its burial was signed by the kitman, the staff, the Liverpool fans, and the chief mourners. Levy signed it. And Levy’s name was good upon ‘Change for anything he chose to put his hand to.

Tottenham have conceded the opening goal in 14 different home games in the Premier League in 2024 - the joint-most by a team within a calendar year in the competition (also Crystal Palace in 2017, plus Ipswich and Spurs in 1994).

Ange Postecoglou has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur “need to reinforce” their squad in the January transfer window. Spurs have been hit by an injury crisis with seven players unavailable including first-choice centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero as well as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham have been told that they will never win a trophy with Ange Postecoglou. Spurs lost their eighth game in 17 played so far in the Premier League this season, going down 6-3 at home to Liverpool,