BACK CONTE WITH CLASS

ANTONIO CONTE rocked up with his new squeeze to find the old one doing quite nicely since the divorce.

And if anything will speed up the Tottenham surgery this month, it is the humiliation the former Chelsea boss – sacked in 2018 – was forced to endure long before half-time.

Two goals in 34 minutes ended this as a contest.

The task had been difficult enough against the European champions whose biggest weapons were fit and available again.

This Chelsea with a two-goal start? Please.

The best Spurs can do after this is learn the lessons and back Conte to bring in genuine quality this month. This Spurs team is just an injury away to Heung-Min Son or Harry Kane from finishing mid-table.

The summer decision to snub right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu – excelling in his first season at Arsenal – for Emerson Royal looks a shocker.

He was robbed for the first goal by Marcos Alonso and outmanoeuvred throughout by the Spaniard.

As for Davinson Sanchez, who deflected in the first goal, his highlights reel from this season alone reveals a footballer unable to keep his balance under pressure.

Spurs did look better in the second half, but, by then, the game was beyond them.

They need those urgent reinforcements in the coming weeks to ensure the top four does not elude them, too.