Tottenham delivered a statement on the pitch and their joyous supporters made one off it. “He’s Tottenham, you know,” they sang of Mauricio Pochettino after humiliating Everton in their own back yard. Their coveted manager responded with a clenched-fist salute. Prospective job offers from Manchester United can wait. He may have a title challenge to consider first on this form.
Pochettino’s focused team were outstanding as they inflicted the heaviest defeat of Marco Silva’s Everton reign to move within two points of Manchester City in second. Their reaction to the distraction of Old Trafford, both here and at Arsenal in midweek, has been flawless. It could haul them into the title race should it continue. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane both scored twice and led a comprehensive crushing that saw Everton outclassed. Silva’s side are without a win in five matches and have collected one point fewer than at the same stage of last season. Spurs, by contrast, are looking upwards and constructing a case for their manager to resist the anticipated advances from Old Trafford next summer.
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