Ange Postecoglou has lived up to the early-season promise he made. “I always win things in my second year. Nothing has changed,” the Tottenham manager said in September after back-to-back defeats in the Premier League.

Many Tottenham players have publicly called for Ange Postecoglou to stay at the club after their Europa League final triumph. The Australian became the first manager to win any major silverware for Spurs since 2008 - and the first to bring a European trophy back to Tottenham for some 41 years - with Wednesday night’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao,

Ange Postecoglou has guided Tottenham Hotspur to the UEFA Europa League success over Manchester United. Spurs had gone over 17 years without winning any trophies and were often a butt of jokes for fans of rival clubs for their unfortunate luck with silverware.