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Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has revealed he played over an hour with a broken ankle against Manchester City.

Spurs beat the reigning Premier League champions 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in what was a major shock.

However, what has turned out to be more of a shock is that Vicario played through the majority of the game with a fractured bone.

The Italian picked up a knock on his ankle around the half-hour mark but he went on to play the full game and make five saves.

Nothing seemed too noticeable at the time, although as he left the Etihad, he was spotted limping away from the dressing room.

And then on Monday afternoon, Tottenham announced that he had suffered a serious injury and was forced to undergo surgery.

A statement read: "We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario has today undergone surgery for a fracture of his right ankle.

"Guglielmo will be assessed by our medical staff to determine when he can return to training. We're all behind you, Vic."

Then later on the same day, Vicario himself posted an update and revealed more details about his ankle problem.

The shot-stopper confirmed that he suffered the fracture during their win over Man City, playing on for an hour after the injury.

He wrote on Instagram: "Sometimes football gives you its highs, and sometimes it challenges you in ways you don’t expect.

"I played 60 minutes at the Etihad with a broken bone in my ankle, giving absolutely everything I had for the team. Unfortunately, there was no way around this one...I needed surgery.

"I’m disappointed I won’t be able to help the team for a while.

"A massive thank you to the doctors and the staff. The operation went well, and from tomorrow I’ll be working hard to come back stronger, fitter, and ready to give my all for you again.

"Thank you to the Spurs fans for all the love. See you soon on the pitch."

So, Vicario looks set for a potentially long spell on the sidelines with what looks to be a serious injury.

That is news that will come at the wrong time for Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham who already have their two best centre-backs to worry about.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven both missed the Man City game with injuries, as Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies started.

It means the makeshift defence will be getting even more jumbled unless the two defenders can make a recovery.

If they don't, then Fraser Forster, Dragusin and Davies will be set to start in the Europa League against Roma on Thursday, live on talkSPORT 2.

For Forster, that will be the first of a few fixtures in goal as he steps in for the period that Vicario will be out of action.

Postecoglou will not be looking forward to being without his No.1 who has the joint-third most clean sheets out of any goalkeeper in the Premier League.

The game against Man City was Vicario's 50th in England, and he's been a mainstay in the team since joining last summer from Empoli.

That has meant Forster has barely featured in the top flight, not starting a single league game so far this season.

He has played in the Europa League though, keeping one clean sheet and letting in three goals in two games.

Forster will be back in European action on Thursday now Vicario is out and the game is going to be live on the talkSPORT network.

Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and former England striker Dean Ashton.

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Kyle Walker has been offered a harsh reminder his career at the top level may be over after a tough game against former employers Tottenham.

Spurs claimed a historic 4-0 win at the Etihad to plunge Pep Guardiola further into crisis as his losing streak was extended to five games.

The home side's defence was pulled apart with ease by Ange Postecoglou's men.

And Walker in particular had a tough game and was seriously exposed in the game's dying embers.

Fellow pace merchant Timo Werner ran at the 34-year-old England right-back, but unusually he had no response.

The German slipped behind him and crossed for Brennan Johnson to round off the scoring for Tottenham.

Once able to hit a top speed of 36.5kph his fastest recorded speed this season is 28.9kph, creating a serious issue for the full-back, who may well now lose his place in Guardiola's first-team.

And former Chelsea star Tony Cascarino believes Walker's swift decline reminded him of an iconic moment in Champions League history.

He told the Weekend Sports Breakfast: “There's things that are going to happen now, I believe, and Pep even alluded to it yesterday after the game where he said he would have to break things up.

“The changes are going to come because he'll protect his players for now because he'll say the right things because he's been so successful with them.

“But deep down I believe that when he had the meeting in Dubai, or wherever it was with the owners of the club, there would have been the conversations about where they move forward because this has been a very difficult run for them.

“Yesterday we saw something like that moment in 2010 when I saw Gareth Bale absolutely, over a space of a couple of weeks, run Maicon the great Brazilian full-back [ragged] and that was like the end of his career.

“At that time before Tottenham played Inter Milan. He was one of the greatest full-backs in the world, not only in Europe.

“Kyle Walker's there now because Kyle Walker's had a very difficult time.

“Kaoru Mitoma in the previous game at Brighton gave him loads of problems and this has been a bit of a common theme.

“Yesterday watching Kyle Walker against Timo Werner, Kyle Walker's definitely lost half a yard. He's definitely lost probably more than that.

“He's still quick but Timo Werner, it was an embarrassing moment for him because he actually said to him ‘you put the ball in that area I'm going to get there first’ and he didn't."

Esteemed journalist Henry Winter agreed and pinpointed who should replace him.

Speaking on the Sunday Edition, he added: "He’s 34 and is an amazingly defiant individual. The point that Cas [Tony Cascarino] was making earlier that he’s lost that yard of pace.

"Timo Werner was fresh, and Walker had played 80 minutes, but I think Rico Lewis has to play there.

"At some point City are going to have to rebuild the next Pep team."

Cascarino, though, was keen to point out that Walker was not the only one having a tough time in City's horror run.

"Kyle Walker isn't the only problem," he added. "It's just one that's quite obvious.”

“At the moment there's people like Gündogan has not come back the player he was Bernardo Silva's playing way below what he's capable of way below. He's a terrific footballer.

“Phil Foden - 24 years old. What is Phil's excuse? You know, the Football Writers’ Player of the Year last season. The player that went with England to the Euros with expectations on him to deliver.

“He's lost his England place and now I'm watching Phil play nowhere near what we know and he's got no excuse. He's 24, unless he's got an injury we don't know about or he's carrying something.

“That's why I'm giving Phil the benefit of the doubt.

"He's unrecognisable at the moment from the player that was at the end of last season and you could add others to that list but they are struggling.”

Jamie O'Hara had plenty to say after Tottenham Hotspur's rampant 4-0 win at Manchester City.

'Spurs are back' was the infamous phrase declared by ex-Tottenham midfielder O'Hara as the goals flooded in at the Etihad on Saturday evening.

O'Hara claimed 'Spurs are back' on talkSPORT, whilst his co-host Jason Cundy insisted 'learn from your mistakes, mate'.

'That's a big goal you know' added O'Hara on the second goal. Cundy retorted, 'don't be giving it all that Jay'.

"I'm excited. Come on, that football is the best football you've seen this season," O'Hara said.

Cundy replied: "It's great Jay, you lost to Ipswich, you lost to Palace, just calm your skin down.

"It's the best performance I've seen from Spurs in years," added O'Hara.

"Two weeks ago you got humbled by Ipswich!" Cundy pointed out.

It was the perfect birthday present for James Maddison, who scored a brace over the champions on his 28th birthday.

Maddison opened the scoring 13 minutes into play, volleying in a cross from Dejan Kulesevski in the six yard box just minutes before he doubled the visitor's lead. Heung-min Son picked out Maddison in the box with a neat pass to allow him to dink past Ederson for a second inside 20 minutes.

After the break there was little change from a dismal defensive display from Man City, with John Stones making way for Nathan Ake. Ange Postecoglou's side added another two goals in the second half, with Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson getting on the scoreboard.

It is now five games in a row which Man City have lost across all competitions, and three successive defeats in the top-flight for Pep Guardiola's side.

Guardiola had never before lost a home league game by four goals in his managerial career and the loss matches the joint-biggest defeat in his history as a boss.

The defeat came after Rodri's Ballon d'Or presentation ceremony at the Etihad, featuring a light show that appeared to delay kick-off for the game.

The midfielder showed off the award to the crowd at the Etihad Stadium prior to kick-off. His name was draped across the pitch and on lights behind him, he waved to supporters as part of a lavish pre-match ceremony which began ten minutes before kick-off.

Man City next face Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday, whilst Tottenham host Roma in the Europa League on Thursday.

A 4-0 defeat to Tottenham wasn't what Pep Guardiola had in mind when it came to celebrating his new Manchester City contract.

Guardiola inked a two-year extension to stay at City on Thursday to put an end to speculation regarding his future.

The Spaniard's new deal will also take his stint at the Etihad to over a decade once it expires in 2027.

City's fixture against Tottenham on Saturday provided the perfect opportunity for Guardiola to cap off the week in style.

However, Ange Postecoglou and his Tottenham side evidently did not read the script.

James Maddison struck twice in the space of seven minutes in the first half before Pedro Porro smashed home a third early in the second half to set Tottenham well on their way to victory.

Brennan Johnson provided the icing on the cake in the 93rd minute when he slid home Timo Werner's cross to complete the four-goal rout.

The result left the City faithful in a stunned silence as they could not believe what was transpiring before their eyes.

As for the travelling Tottenham fans, they couldn't help but poke fun as Guardiola became the target of their mocking.

In fact, Tottenham supporters were heard chanting to Guardiola: "You're getting sacked in the morning".

Given Guardiola just signed his new contract, it's a safe bet to say the City board won't heed Tottenham supporters' call.

However, the 4-0 defeat to Tottenham marked the first time Guardiola had lost three Premier League games on the bounce.

It was also City's fifth-straight defeat, the most consecutive defeats Guardiola has ever overseen during his managerial career.

If the record-breaking runs of losses weren't enough, Tottenham's 4-0 thrashing was the heaviest defeat Guardiola has suffered at home during his City stint.

As for Postecoglou, it was the second time in the space of a month he had out-witted Guardiola after Tottenham knocked City out of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 victory on October 30.

Luckily for City, the defeat to Tottenham didn't dislodge them from second place, as they remain on 23 points.

But if Liverpool beat Southampton on Sunday, Guardiola's side could end up being eight points behind the Reds.

Guardiola and his City squad have proven multiple times they can overcome serious points deficits in the past.

But with their star midfielder Rodri gone for the majority of the season and other key players coming in and out of the casualty ward, Guardiola will have his work cut out if he is to lead City to an unprecedented fifth-straight Premier League crown.

Pep Guardiola has made unwanted history after Manchester City fell two goals behind after 20 minutes in their 4-0 defeat to Tottenham.

A brace from James Maddison fired the visitors into a comfortable first half lead at the Etihad Stadium.

It piled the misery on the Premier League champions, who had already lost their last four matches in all competitions.

Of those defeats, one came against Spurs in the Carabao Cup last month.

They have also been beaten by Bournemouth, Sporting and Brighton

Despite their poor form, though, Guardiola penned a new deal this week through to the summer of 2027.

The news failed to inspire City, however, as they fell 2-0 down inside the opening quarter of the match.

Things then got worse when Pedro Porro made it 3-0 and Brennan Johnson made it four in injury time.

Those strikes meant City were handed their heaviest home league defeat under Guardiola.

The loss also ended their 52-game unbeaten run at the Etihad.

Maddison's goals also set a record as the earliest the hosts have trailed by the scoreline in a Premier League home match since December 2010.

On that occasion, Everton raced into a two-goal lead after just 19 minutes in Manchester.

Goals from Tim Cahill and Leighton Baines that day set the Toffees on their way to a 2-1 victory.

In the 14 years since, City have won eight Premier League titles, with six coming under Guardiola.

The Spaniard has lifted 12 other trophies during his tenure, including the Champions League and Club World Cup.

However, he has so far had to settle for unwanted history this term.

His side's loss to the Seagulls a fortnight ago marked the first time in his managerial career he had lost four matches in a row.

It was also the first time in 18 years City had suffered so many consecutive defeats.

Meanwhile, Saturday's loss also means they have lost three league matches in a row under Guardiola for the first time.

The former Bayern Munich manager had previously been beaten in three straight matches during his time in charge of the German giants.

Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will go head-to-head in the Premier League this weekend.

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Pep Guardiola is in uncharted territory.

For the first time in his managerial career, the Catalan has lost four games in a row in all competitions. A fifth straight defeat this weekend would further damage Manchester City’s Premier League title chances.

As things stand, Guardiola’s side are still very much in the race. They are second in the standings and have a better record after 11 games than 18 teams in the division.

Liverpool have been superior to City so far, but a five-point lead is hardly insurmountable with more than two-thirds of the campaign remaining.

The champions head to Anfield next weekend. A win there would bring City right back into the conversation.

Moreover, Guardiola’s team have not been the fastest starters over the last couple of seasons. In both 2022/23 and 2023/24, City came from behind to take the title from under Arsenal’s noses. This is a side which tends to come on strong after Christmas.

Yet anyone who has watched City lately can sense that all is not well. The loss of Rodri to a season-ending injury is proving to be an even bigger blow than anticipated. Put simply, City are a worse team on both sides of the ball without the imperious Ballon d’Or holder.

There are other issues too. City only signed two players in the summer: Savinho from sister side Girona and the returning Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona. More fresh blood would have been welcome.

City have looked a little old and tired of late. They are not playing with the intensity we are used to seeing from them. After winning so much, perhaps this group’s hunger has dulled ever so slightly.

The uncertainty over Guardiola’s future (his contract is due to expire next year) and the 115 Premier League charges hanging over the club are surely not helping either.

A handsome win here would get City’s title tilt back on track. But with Liverpool likely to beat Southampton on Sunday, any more dropped points for the champions would make Arne Slot’s side clear title favourites.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips

Both Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are in need of a pick-me-up on Saturday.

Manchester City to win and both teams to score

Tottenham Hotspur have also had a frustrating time of it lately.

Ange Postecoglou’s side might just be the most inconsistent side in the Premier League. Take a look at their last eight results in the Premier League: loss, win, win, loss, win, loss, win, loss.

Spurs have been particularly unreliable on the road. Only four teams have worse records at opposition grounds.

Each of City’s four consecutive defeats came away from the Etihad Stadium, including a 2-1 loss to Spurs in the EFL Cup. They remain extremely tough to beat on their own patch.

Tottenham are an attack-minded team under Postecoglou and we like their chances of finding the net here. Avoiding defeat is a much bigger ask.

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Over 3.5 goals

Tottenham are the Premier League’s entertainers. Not only do they play some of the most attractive football in the division, they usually give their opponents a chance too.

Tottenham’s 11 matches this season have featured 36 goals. Only games involving Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers have contained more.

Manchester City are giving up plenty of big chances without Rodri, so Tottenham are capable of causing problems in transition with the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson.

Given his team’s defensive vulnerabilities without their midfield shield, Guardiola may conclude that attack is the best form of defence.

The good news for the neturals is that this promises to be an enjoyable, end-to-end encounter.

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Erling Haaland to score any time

Although a dose of pragmatism would probably benefit this Tottenham team, Postecoglou has made it clear that he will not abandon his principles.

Spurs will have less of the ball than usual simply because they are facing Manchester City, but they will continue to play on the front foot whenever possible.

That includes defending high up the pitch, an approach which Erling Haaland will be licking his lips about.

The Norway international, who scored a hat-trick for his country against Kazakhstan last Sunday, excels at running in behind opposition backlines.

With 12 league goals to his name already this season, Haaland is likely to strike again this weekend.

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There's something a little off about a picture Luke Humphries shared of him posing with Roy Keane.

And it wasn't the fact the Irishman flashed a smile.

Humphries, the defending world champion in darts, had the honour of being the latest guest on The Overlap podcast.

"Had a great time filming for @WeAreTheOverlap today, with some of the best footballers to have played the game," Humphries posted on X.

Humphries, a passionate Leeds United fan who was named Luke by his father in a tribute to the club, added it 'was a great laugh and enjoyed the experience'.

The darts sensation also shared a number of snaps from his day filming the show.

Humphries was pictured with Ian Wright, Jill Scott, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Keane.

Although Humphries wore his blue darts shirt, Wright, Scott, Neville, Scholes and Keane all dressed in Christmas sweaters for the occasion.

Scholes and Neville were decked in out in Manchester United-themed sweaters while Scott and Wright wore designs based on previous clubs Manchester City and Arsenal kits respectively.

As for Keane, he had perhaps the most eyebrow-raising outfit of the lot as the Irishman opted for a Tottenham Hotspur sweater.

Given Keane's 12-year association with Manchester United, where he won seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and a Champions League trophy, seeing him in a Tottenham-themed sweater was perhaps a surprising sight.

However, Keane has previously revealed the north London club is who he supports.

"I am a Spurs fan, I played for Man United but Spurs are my team," Keane said on the Stick To Football podcast in December 2023.

The 67-time Ireland international also spoke about his support for Tottenham at an event for children's cancer charity Barretstown in 2015.

"Just because I played for Manchester United didn't mean I was a fan of the team," Keane said.

"When I played for Rockmount, one of my teammate's fathers used to bring me to training and he supported Tottenham.

"That's where it started, I liked their players, the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Clive Allen.

"But after I'd come back from trial at Nottingham Forest, Spurs offered me a trial.

"I turned it down because Forest had been good me, I liked the club and felt some loyalty to them. I had a soft spot for Spurs, and still do."

Humphries' appearance on The Overlap comes with less than four weeks to go until the 2024/25 World Championship.

The world No. 1 will look to defend his crown but faces stiff resistance from the rest of the field, with Luke Littler entering the tournament on the back of his first ranked televised win at the Grand Slam of Darts.

Glenn Hoddle believes Dejan Kulusevski has been Tottenham's best player 'by a mile' this season.

The statistics also back up the Spurs legend's pick for the club's standout performer.

Hoddle appeared on talkSPORT Breakfast on Wednesday to discuss his former club's fortunes this term, suggesting the form of Kulusevski has played a key role in the drop in minutes for teammate James Maddison.

Maddison has played just 14 minutes off the bench across Spurs' last two league matches.

Meanwhile, Kulusevski has featured in every match so far across all competitions having been given a new midfield role by Ange Postecoglou.

Hoddle explained: "Kulusevski had a chance when Maddison was injured to play in that number 10 role. And he's done such a positive amount of work in there with the ball and without the ball. He really has.

"He's come alive. If you said to me, who's the best player at Tottenham this year so far? Kulusevski by a mile. He really has been good in that position.

"He loves playing in that position. I think he had a couple of games or a little bit of a spell at Juventus there. But, you know, he does great on the wing.

"But since he's been in there, and I think there's certain games he's played the pair of them in there, but since he's put (Pape Matar) Sarr in there, a bit of energy, particularly in the second half.

"That's the midfield that he wants the balance for. I think James is a wonderful player. And before his injury, I think he was doing excellent for Spurs.

"The other thing, the other scenario that comes to mind for me is a creative number 10. You don't want both full-backs going in there. Where's your space?

"You know, if Maddison’s playing or whoever's playing number 10, it's very difficult. The space, actually, funny enough, is out in the right and the left-back position, where the full-backs would be.

"Having both in there, sometimes I would say, if I was playing, wow, this is tough in here. There's so many bodies in here.

"And, you know, I think that's something. Maybe one full-back going in is what City do and other clubs maybe do.

"Maybe that might suit us a little bit more and give the likes of Maddison and certainly Kulusevski. But I think it's Kulusevski that's the real reason why he hasn't been able to put him in."

The Sweden international has swapped the right wing for midfield this term, featuring both in the no.10 role as well as even deeper.

More recently, he has partnered Pape Matar Sarr as a holding midfielder for Postecoglou's side.

Despite moving away from his responsibilities as a winger, Kulusevski has still scored two goals and provided five assists in 17 appearances.

He is currently Spurs' most creative player as well, leading the way with five assists, ahead of Maddison on four.

The 24-year-old also showed his class during Sweden's Nations League campaign across the last two months.

Kulusevski created the most big chances, the most chances from open play and won possession the most times in the entire competition.

His performances also helped Sweden win promotion to League B with two goals and two assists in their six matches.

Paul Pogba may soon be a free agent - but Spurs should not be looking at snapping him up.

That's the view of talkSPORT co-hosts Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist, who believe there is no chance Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou would bring him in.

Pogba is set to resume his career having recently had his initial four-year doping ban reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The 31-year-old, who was contracted to Juventus at the time of his sentencing, will not be continuing with the Old Lady after an agreement was made to terminate his deal on November 30.

It remains to be seen what the 2018 World Cup winner's next move is amid speculation he has interest across Europe, America and the Mddle East.

talkSPORT understands he is not welcome to train at former employers Manchester United in his bid to get himself match fit.

From January, Pogba is free to resume training at a club, and from March he can return to the pitch - 18 months after his last competitive game in September 2023.

With the rumour mill in overdrive, talkSPORT host Shebahn Aherne posed the question to Brazil and McCoist on the Breakfast show whether Spurs should gamble on him given they need some help.

A winner at United, Juventus and with France, Pogba would give Spurs much needed winning experience in their quest to scoop silverware for the first time since 2008.

However, it's safe to say Aherne's suggestion didn't go down well, with the retired Scottish strikers left almost disgusted by the thought of the fantasy transfer.

Former Spurs centre-forward Brazil let out a loud groan, before simply stating: "Oh dear."

McCoist was also left outraged, as he remarked: "Oh, no chance.

"There has never been a player [that has] existed that is more 'non-Ange' than Pogba."

Shocked by his claim, Aherne responded: "I think he's [such an Ange player].

"Handbrake off, attacking football, that's when you saw the best side of him at Manchester United when he was able to do that."

Shaking his head, McCoist replied: "No chance."

Brazil then interjected, stating Pogba is a, 'busted flush'.

Rangers legend McCoist again insisted the four-time Serie A winner wouldn't be a good fit at Spurs, as he said: "Big Ange, there's no chance he's taking Pogba."

To which Brazil insisted, "He can't. That'll be the end...,' with McCoist finishing off his sentence by quipping, '...of civilisation as we know it!'

Brazil continued: "Daniel [Levy, the Spurs chairman] will be like, 'No, no, no', I don't think so.'

"He's a massive question mark, you look what he's done, you look at what he can do, and yet, can you trust him? No."

Pogba recently told potential suitors he remains as hungry as ever in his quest to return to his previous heights before his ban.

He told Sky Sports: "I'm still the same player but with a different hunger. I am more motivated. I am more hungry.

"I will appreciate the game more than before after it was taken away from me. I realised how important it was for me. I tasted what life is after the career."

Tottenham Hotspur have 'remastered their brand identity' by making changes to their club logo and signature font.

Over 300 players people, including players, helped redevelop the club's most recognisable features to be more 'playful and daring'.

In a statement, the club said: "Welcome to our remastered brand identity, embracing our rich history and unmistakable heritage.

"Created with the input of over 300 players, staff and faalsons to fully understand what Tottenham Hotspur means to them, our new identity enables a more playful, daring approach for the Club’s brand across the multitude of platforms on which it now features, with a particular focus on clarity in digital environments.

"The world-famous cockerel stands prouder than ever and is supported by a silhouette version, along with the reintroduction of the THFC monogram and new colours, patterns and hallmarks linked to the Club’s heritage."

And the club also detailed the adjustments made to the iconic cockerel badge.

The Premier League outfit's current logo has a cockerel on top of a football, with the details of both symbols included, as well as 'Tottenham Hotspur Football Club' underneath.

Now, they've taken away the writing and also added a version where the objects are blacked out.

The statement continued: "A Club of firsts, Tottenham Hotspur took an unprecedented step in 2006 to modernise its identity by simplifying the badge around its world-famous cockerel, that has since stood alone in minimalistic, iconic fashion and which other clubs are now doing.

"We have removed the curved ‘Tottenham Hotspur’ text from beneath the cockerel.

"This enables us to increase its scale across different environments and stand proud as a true icon for the Club."

Spurs have also reintroduced the 'Monogram' from the 1950s to their merchandise.

The club said: "A truly iconic part of the Spurs brand for nearly 60 years – a fan favourite from the 1950s that went on to feature heavily on the Club’s badge for many years.

"The monogram has a special place in our history, now remastered for our future. THFC."

Spurs fans on social media have been left divided over the changes.

"Was fearing a move away from the current logo, so thankful that's not the case," one said on X.

"These are neat, if nerdy, changes in particular…"

"Love these designs," a second said.

But a third slightly less impressed fan, referencing Spurs' current form, said: "I tell you what would be great for the brand @SpursOfficial - prioritise the green bit in the middle of the stadium again and see what that does for the brand."

"Can our remastered font mark the far post?" a third joked.

A fourth said: "I know you guys want squad investment but can I interest you in a pointless re-brand instead?"

Spurs lost their most recent game before the international break.

They suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Premier League new boys Ipswich Town, who hadn't won a league game before their visit to north London.