Ange Postecoglou has said that he believes Tottenham are in the Premier League title race but warned it will be “meaningless” if they don’t finish the season stronger than they started it.
Spurs travel to Manchester United on Sunday in fifth place, six points behind leaders Liverpool with 20 matches played.
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Expectations were low at Tottenham after the summer sale of star striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich but Postecoglou has revived the club with an exciting brand of football, leading to questions over whether Spurs have a realistic possibility of challenging for what would be a first league win since 1961.
“By that definition, if I said ‘no,’ you’d turn around and say ‘Come on, Ange’ because by definition we are [in the title race], aren’t we? So yes, we are,” he said on Friday.
“I’ve said that all along, until you’re at the point where you’re not, why would you discount the possibility?”
