Without a dramatic reversal in form, the defining moment of Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur reign is destined to be his first ever Premier League defeat.

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?

Tottenham are out of both domestic cup competitions and languishing in 14th in the Premier League, but head coach Ange Postecoglou has launched a defence of his players and pointed to injuries being the issue;