Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson has laughed off suggestions that Tottenham Hotspur could win the Premier League title.
The Spurs have been one of the surprise packages this season. Ange Postecoglou He succeeded in transforming the Premier League team.
Despite losing Harry Kane in the summer tottenham They are competing for a spot in next season's Champions League.
Brennan Johnson scores the winning goal in the final gasp. Spurs came from behind to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
The result leaves Spurs one point behind Aston Villa in fourth place, and a win against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon would see them overtake Postecoglou's side.
Spurs are seven points behind league leaders Liverpool, and if Josep Guardiola's side win their remaining games, they will replace Manchester City at the top of the table. Earlier this week, Kevin De Bruyne hinted that Tottenham are in contention for the Premier League title.
“Liverpool and Arsenal are also with us, but I think even they are.” [Aston] Villa and Tottenham are close,” De Bruyne said in an interview with The Standard.
“For the time being, we'll be playing with five players. There's a bit of pressure to do well, but there's no point in thinking about what's going to happen in two months.
“We need to win the game now and enjoy it. We know what we have to do. The pressure is always there, but we are ready to fight to the end.”
Ferguson, who often looked down on Tottenham during his time at Man United, is working to get supporters involved again.
when asked Mark Chapman of Sky Sports Racing Asked whether Tottenham would win the Premier League, Ferguson laughed and replied: “No!”
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He added: “The last time they won was in 1961. That's a long time. It's a proposition today with Liverpool and Man City being very strong in the Premier League.”
When Chapman suggested that Spurs were more likely to win the title than Man Utd, Ferguson responded bluntly: “No chance.”
After Tottenham's win over Brighton, manager Postecoglou praised “world-class” attacker Son Heung-min.
“Brighton obviously had a good run, but they were working hard to stay in the game. You know it's tiring,” Postecoglou told reporters.
“The fact that we can bring in two offensive players that are a threat may seem simplistic, but the ball that Sonny plays, that's a world-class player in clutch moments.
“Even Brennan at the far post, we’ve supported him to do that.
“It's not a confidence thing. I feel like with the team we have today and hopefully going forward, we have the ability to finish the game on a high regardless of how the game goes.”
