Tottenham’s sliding doors moment which saw them miss out on control and embrace chaos

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Arne Slot, celebrates after Liverpool beat Manchester City in the Premier League at Anfield on 1 December, 2024 It would be out of character for Slot to suggest that he ranked higher than the Australian on Spurs’ shortlist. “They are one of the teams who beat City, like us, but not every team beat them in the manner we did and Tottenham did, completely deserved, dominating the whole game,” Slot outlined. “It was just me being a fan of football, I’ve always fancied these players, these teams, like I’ve seen so many things of Liverpool even long before Richard called me.” open image in gallery Let us entertain you: the Tottenham manager applauds fans after his team’s 4-3 Carabao Cup win over Manchester United Now Postecoglou shapes up as a dangerous opponent, with his four wins over the Manchester clubs this season, with the sense his erratic side can be better on the bigger occasions. After Thursday’s 4-3 Carabao Cup win over Manchester United, he channelled his compatriot Russell Crowe and asked: “Are you not entertained?” Slot is.