Mauricio Pochettino is already counting the days to next season - and knows our opening day trip to Newcastle United in the Premier League will act as extra motivation for the players.

The arrival of the 2017-18 fixture list on Wednesday and that journey to St James’ Park scheduled for August 12 (subject to change) will no doubt have had players and fans alike thinking back to that 5-1 loss on the final day of the 2015-16 campaign.

That was an otherwise excellent season as we competed for the title and qualified for the Champions League.

Last season went even better, another title challenge as we ripped up our previous bests in the Premier League, including second place, most goals and points in a Premier League season and the fewest goals conceded ever, going back to 1908.