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Tim Sherwood insists he WILL be back on the touchline for Tottenham's Monday night game against Sunderland.

Spurs boss Sherwood sat in the stands for last week’s 4-0 defeat at Liverpool and the preceding Europa League tie away to Benfica after previous histrionics in the technical area.

During the North London derby loss to Arsenal he flung away his bodywarmer in frustration, and the first leg against Benfica brought a confrontation with opposite number Jorge Jesus.

However, Tottenham fans chanted 'Where's our manager?' at Anfield as a directionless-looking Spurs side unravelled while Sherwood watched from the directors' box.

Asked if he will now return to the dugout, Sherwood joked: “Yeah, I’ll be on the touchline on Monday. I’ll be knocking out as many people as I can.

“I can learn more about my players sitting up top for the future than going down there to the touchline.

“We will play the same way between now and the end of the season and it’s up to them to try to entertain.”

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor will be back in the White Hart Lane club's starting line-up, but fellow forward Roberto Soldado and defender Jan Vertonghen are out.