We face our old rivals Tottenham this weekend and their biggest quality comes in the moment they lose the ball. They press high up the pitch and do it as a compact team so they can win it back in situations that create chances for them. If they win it off your defenders, it can be very dangerous.

But we have already played teams like this because it is a tactic for many managers. It was the same against Arsenal. When they are on top, they also have small, quick, sharp players who can hurt you when winning the ball back — that’s what they did so well when beating Manchester United.

When we get the ball, the first pass has to be safe. That player doesn’t have to think about a key pass or beating someone. They won’t have a good picture of the pitch in front of them because Tottenham players will close them down fast.

We won’t have a lot of time to think about a pass so it needs to be simple. It is mathematics — if two or three guys close down one player but that player is able to move the ball quickly to a team-mate, he should have more options because the opponents were drawn to the ball in another space. If you can get out, then there is space to play if you have the pace to counter-attack. We have that. How well we use it will determine the result.

Spurs have great energy and quality, of course, with many players who cost more than £20million and are unbeaten since the first day in the Premier League.

But they are level on points with us because we are in good shape, too. I am expecting a lot from us in this game.

