Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino delivered a withering assessment of his team's 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday, labelling them "sloppy" and questioning their nerve. Spurs remain second, level on points with third-place Arsenal, but will fall 12 points off the pace if leaders Chelsea win at Burnley on Sunday. "In the first 45 minutes you saw a team that is not ready to fight for the Premier League." In the end we will fight for the top six, but it's difficult to fight for the Premier League." Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, on the other hand, was thrilled after his side belatedly claimed a first league win of 2017 and climbed back into the Champions League places.

Source: Standard Digital February 11, 2017 20:57 UTC