Ange Postecoglou accepted Tottenham must take all criticism on the chin after a 4-0 thrashing away to Liverpool on Thursday night. Spurs collapsed in meek fashion at Anfield to taste defeat in the Carabao Cup semi-final and raise the stakes ahead of Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

This was always going to be a huge week for Spurs and Postecoglou - the manner of the soulless performance at Anfield was alarming

Ange Postecoglou has praised new signing Mathys Tel for not wanting to be "pushed in a certain direction" after the forward initially stalled over a move to Tottenham.