Everyone inside the club at Spurs would have wanted to finish second. I would have been the same if I’d still been there as manager.

I don’t think anyone could have predicted Spurs’s result at Newcastle and it’s unbelievable to capitulate like that against a team that has already been relegated. To concede four goals in the second half will have been a nightmare for Mauricio Pochettino and a reminder of the unpredictable days that Spurs have frequently thrown up now and again.

I’m not making excuses for Pochettino, but he’s lost two absolutely crucial players, in Dele Alli and Mousa Dembélé, to suspension.

Alli has been one of the best young players in Europe this season, while Dembélé is sorely missed in midfield because he makes them tick. You need your best players and they were two massive losses. All you need to do is look at the results since they were out of the team.