We’ve got to win – Spurs star Dejan Kulusevski stresses gravity of Fulham clash

Tottenham attacker Dejan Kulusevski has talked up the importance of Sunday’s visit of Fulham and insisted it is must-win.

It has been another roller-coaster few days for Spurs after they followed up a remarkable 4-0 victory at Manchester City with a dramatic 2-2 draw at home to Roma in the Europa League.

A number of chances were squandered by Tottenham on Thursday night, but they also failed to take control against their Serie A opponents and conceded a stoppage-time equaliser.

It continued the club’s Jekyll and Hyde run of results this season, which has seem them struggle for consistency in the Premier League.

Ange Postecoglou’s team were sixth before this weekend’s action and while they are only four points off Man City in joint second, they are also only three points ahead of Manchester United in the bottom half.

“Yeah, it is even more important (than the City game),” Kulusevski claimed.

“Sunday is a must-win and that’s why forget about this one. A good performance, we did some bad stuff yeah, but just rest and try to get as much energy as possible for Sunday.

“Sunday is huge against a tough opponent at home but we’ve got to win.”

Fulham travel across London off the back of a surprise 4-1 loss to Wolves, but have taken points off Newcastle and Nottingham Forest this season.

Spurs will again have precious little time to recover after Thursday night’s action and have lost three of their four domestic matches after midweek Europa League football.

However, Kulusevski insisted recovery is key and to put the frustration of dropped points versus Roma behind them after this draw saw Tottenham drop to ninth in the league phase of Europe’s second-tier competition.

Kulusevski added: “If you don’t win, you’re disappointed and