Spurs back on track in style while Sterling hits hat-trick

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR produced the ideal response to their Champions League humiliation against Bayern Munich with a 5-0 thrashing of Red Star Belgrade.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were beaten 7-2 in their previous fixture in Group B, but looked a completely different side as the manager’s changes paid dividends.

Erik Lamela and Son Heungmin were among four players to come into the starting line-up after Saturday’s draw with Watford and Lamela’s ninth-minute corner was headed in by Harry Kane.

Lamela then set up Son to make it 2-0 after 16 minutes and Son grabbed his second of the night before Lamela made it 4-0 in the 57th minute, firing into the top corner.

Kane completed the rout with his second 18 minutes from time as Spurs moved up to second in the group behind Bayern, who held on to beat Olympiacos 3-2.

Youssef El-Arabi had given the home side the lead before a brace from Robert Lewandowski and Corentin Tolisso’s strike seemed to have sealed a comfortable win, only for Guilherme to pull one back and set up a nervous finish.

Raheem Sterling scored an 11-minute hat-trick as Manchester City came from behind to beat Atalanta 5-1, although the evening was soured by an injury to Rodri and a red card for Phil Foden.

Atalanta took the lead from the penalty spot after 28 minutes after Fernandinho brought down Josip Ilicic and Ruslan Malinovskyi sent Ederson the wrong way from 12 yards.

However, City responded quickly and were back level within six minutes as Sterling clipped in a cross from the edge of the area and Sergio Aguero calmly tapped home on the volley.

Aguero made it 2-1 from the penalty spot after Sterling had been brought down by Andrea Masiello and the England international grabbed his first of the night on 58 minutes from Foden’s pass.

Sterling made it 4-1 six minutes later after picking up Ilkay Gundogan’s through ball and he completed his hat-trick after 69 minutes from Riyad Mahrez’s cross.

In the other game in Group C, Shakhtar Donetsk came from 2-1 down at home to Dinamo Zagreb to draw 2-2, substitute Dodo equalising within 10 minutes of coming off the bench.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is back in the squad for tonight’s

nChampions League match in Genk after missing Sunday’s draw against Manchester United as he had not recovered from an ankle injury.

Defenders Trent AlexanderArnold (illness) and Joel Matip (knee) have not made the trip to Belgium, which means it is likely Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez will start.

Chelsea will be without Ross Barkley, N’Golo Kante, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger for their game at Ajax.