Victory party

room and your shower, and then you want to go quickly back home.

“But because they are winning and winning it’s normal they put music in the changing room – I hope we will be doing it.”

Pochettino also suggested that Mourinho had got it all wrong in his reaction to City’s post-match celebrations.

The Argentinian says the dressing room noises should have acted as motivation to ensure there was not a repeat.

He added: “I’ll never complain if another team celebrates because sometimes it’s good when you lose and you hear all that happens in another changing room. You then feel the pain.”

Two seasons ago Spurs finished four points above City and last season it was eight.

But after 17 games this term, playing their home games at Wembley, fourth-placed Spurs are trailing City by 18 points.

Pochettino admitted Guardiola’s stars have got something special about them this time.

He added: “I agree there is an aura about them. We felt the same way last season at White Hart Lane – that something special seemed to happen around our team.

‘‘A player recently said, ‘Wow, I remember last season, we always started 1-0 up at White Hart Lane because something special was happening’.

“It was tough to play against us. But now City are doing fantastic.

“The respect of the opponents and everyone for them is massive. But, in the end, we’re going to fight to try to win.

“It’s going to be a fight between 11 players on the pitch, with a similar philosophy – both teams always trying to play, going forward, playing attacking football.

“And, in the end, it’s about quality and something happening for you. Always in football you need a percentage of luck to win.”