ANYTHING OLE CAN DO Spurs hit six as Pochettino turns on style
MAURICIO POCHETTINO showed he can serve up the swashbuckling football that Manchester United crave.
The Tottenham manager is tipped to make a summer switch to Old Trafford and a day after United caretaker-boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw a five-goal blast at Cardiff, Pochettino’s Spurs went one better with a 6-2 romp at Everton.
Braces from Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane helped move Spurs within two points of second-placed Manchester City, with leaders Liverpool another four points clear. Pochettino, who condemned a Jordan Pickford lunge on Dele Alli, insists those two are still the main title contenders but admitted if his side repeat this performance often they could be in the mix come April.
He said: “I still believe Liverpool and Manchester City are the real contenders and favourites. Then we are there, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United still a
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“Football is about being consistent. If we are able to be consistent and play in the way we played tonight, yes maybe we will arrive in April as a real contender but it is a long way.”
Pochettino was angered by Pickford’s high challenge on Alli late in the first half when the Spurs attacker was already offside.
Former England striker Alan Shearer condemned the challenge on social media. “Disgusting challenge by Pickford on Alli. Should have been a red card. Pickford lucky Dele didn’t react,” he tweeted.
Pochettino said: “I didn’t see. I am very curious to see the action, I think it wasn’t a great action.
“I don’t want to say anything because I didn’t see it. From some comments, I think it