Daily Express

FROM BAD TO WORSE – A CATALOGUE OF SETBACKS

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Spurs lose 2-0 to Liverpool in their first-ever Champions League final.

Christian Eriksen, below, confirms he wants to leave club.

Spurs sign only two players in disappoint­ing summer transfer window, Tanguy Ndombele and Ryan Sessegnon, leaving Mauricio Pochettino unhappy.

Spurs lose 1-0 at home to Newcastle, setting the tone for a poor start to the season.

Knocked out of Carabao Cup by League Two Colchester on penalties.

Thrashed 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League in their worst-ever European result.

Brighton.

Thumped 3-0 at

Pochettino is sacked after five years in charge, with chairman Daniel Levy citing “extremely disappoint­ing” results and the team languishin­g in 14th place. Jose Mourinho is appointed manager on four-year deal. Beaten 2-0 at home by Chelsea.

Top scorer Harry Kane suffers hamstring injury and is ruled out until April. Eriksen finally leaves Spurs in a £17million move to Inter Milan and later claims he was treated like a “black sheep” for running down his contract.

Other key striker Son Heung-Min breaks arm at Aston Villa. May be back before end of season.

Beaten

1-0 by RB Leipzig in first leg of Champions

League last-16 tie.

Beaten

2-1 by Chelsea in massive blow to Champions League qualificat­ion.

Midfielder Dele Alli is charged with misconduct for posting a video mocking the coronaviru­s outbreak.

Knocked out of FA Cup by Norwich after penalty shoot-out defeat.

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