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Mauricio Pochettino has blamed Tottenham Hotspur’s poor home form this season on visiting teams treating games at Wembley as their “cup final”.

Spurs have won just one of their four Premier League games at this season’s temporary ground, beating Bournemouth 1-0 last week.

They were beaten by Chelsea in their first home match of the season, before being held by Burnley and Swansea City.

Pochettino’s team, who sit third after winning all four league games away from Wembley, entertain Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

The Argentine manager told Soccer AM that his team needs to adapt psychologically if they are to start firing on their own patch.

He said: “We are fighting to create our own home at Wembley, and also fighting with the motivation of the opponent, because in their mind they are playing a cup final.

“When you play a cup final, you give your best, that bit extra.

“I think today it is so important to be strong in our mind, to create that feeling about Wembley, to enjoy Wembley."

Spurs will return to Premier League football at White Hart Lane next season, after a huge renovation of a ground that had been home to the side since 1899.

Despite calling it a “fantastic” stadium, Pochettino was clear that White Hart Lane needs to be put to the back of the players’ minds.

He added: "We need to put White Hart Lane in the past, we cannot live today with the idea that White Hart Lane was fantastic.

“We need to put in our mind now that Wembley is fantastic, our home, and that we need to perform there.

“We must create that idea in our mind. If not, if we don't believe we will be fantastic, it will always be a disaster.

However, the former Espanyol boss, who has been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur since May 2014, is optimistic about the club’s future.

“I am so excited to play in the new White Hart Lane,” he said.

“It will be a fantastic pitch, stadium, one of the best in the world, and I think that motivates me, excites me the most."