Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou to Sky Sports after his side beat Aston Villa four goals to nil: “I think we made it tough for Aston Villa, they worked hard just to contain us. Last 10 minutes of the second half you could already see them starting to tire a little bit.

“We just had to continue to do that and we got our rewards in the second half.

“We knew it was a big game obviously, everyone was talking it up as a game where it could lead to something significant. I never saw it like that, there’s a good chunk of the season still to go.

“We just needed to stay calm, play our football.

“Get excited, why not? The supporters, if they don’t get excited by a performance and result like that, in what was a significant game…you’ve got to enjoy that.

“We know every game is a challenge in the Premier League, especially a team like us who are trying to gain an identity.

“The next step for us is to maintain a consistency of quality performances.”