Tranmere boss Micky Mellon added: "Tottenham were brilliant. Every mistake we made, they took their opportunity. They were great with the football, with getting back, and their attitude coming here was fantastic. They showed what wonderful footballers they are.

"About 10 of our lads played for us in the National League last year so for them to be involved in this occasion will do them the world of good. Now we have to move ahead and learn the lessons from it.

"We lost heavily but it's about bigger picture for us. We're disappointed, we wanted to give a better account of ourselves score-wise, but we'll keep moving forward and this game gives us an opportunity to do that."