Man City game the 'worst experience' of Ange Postecoglou's career

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has described Tuesday night as the "worst experience" of his management career.

Spurs lost 2-0 at home to Manchester City in a match which left Tottenham supporters' conflicted given a positive result against Pep Guardiola’s team would have put rivals Arsenal in pole position to win a first Premier League title in 20 years.

Postecoglou laughed off pre-match suggestions Spurs fans were happy for their own team to lose but faced a different reality on the night and reflected candidly about it ahead of Sunday’s trip to Sheffield United.

"Look, I will try and explain it in this way. That is probably the worst experience I have had as a football manager in a game," Postecoglou admitted.

"Because once I realised I got it wrong, in terms of what the atmosphere would be like and what people felt, I got a real anxiety within me of what happens if Man City, best team in the world and disposing of teams quite easily in the build-up, what if we play as well as we can, but they beat us 5-0?

"I got in cold sweats thinking about people questioning my integrity and the people I work with.

"Even watching the game back, there was a comment – somebody mentioned it to me – in commentary where someone says, 'oh Tottenham are having a real go here,’ and you’re laughing about it. But that is 26 years of my life and if nothing else, people should know I love this game.

"I would hate to think, as Manchester City could have done to us, if we were on the end of a heavy defeat, then people would be questioning whether I prepared the team.

"Before people say that’s not going to happen, we know what over social media would have happened, 100 per cent and I would have to try to defend myself.

"That’s why I was animated on the