Daniel Levy could make Harry Kane's Manchester United transfer decision for him

As Manchester United celebrated reaching their second domestic cup final of the season, Tottenham Hotspur and Harry Kane were coming to terms with sinking to a new low.

Spurs travelled to St James' Park on Sunday afternoon with the intention of closing the gap on Newcastle United, the Reds and the top four. Instead, they left Tyneside further away from the coveted Champions League spots than ever before - certainly psychologically.

United have been guilty of capitulating on a few occasions this season, including during last Thursday's 3-0 defeat in Seville, but even they have not managed to find themselves 5-0 down after just 21 minutes. Spurs had no answer for the Newcastle onslaught that greeted them on Tyneside, meaning it was not long before their supporters were spending their Sunday afternoon swanning around the city centre instead.

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Despite sitting fifth in the Premier League table - a position that most clubs beneath them in the English football pyramid would only be too happy to occupy - Spurs are a broken club, suffering from bad decision after bad decision. Mismanagement from the very top has resulted in them going backwards at an alarming rate since Daniel Levy, too hastily, sacked Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019.

Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte have all tried to put Spurs back on the right path, and Conte, following his appointment in November 2021, looked as though he would be the right man. Appointing a serial winner with incredibly high standards, from the outside looking in, looked as though it would be a wise move.

Instead, it ended with Conte hanging Levy, the players and the club out to dry in an astonishing