Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has hailed the work of Mauricio Pochettino for building a Tottenham Hotspur team that has won him over in the last few years of competition in the Premier League.
The Monday Night Football pundit was charged with analysing Spurs after their big 3-1 win over Chelsea with special guest David Ginola and the the retired centre-back let slip just how much he admires the north London club.
Goals from Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min set the top four regulars on their way to victory as they ran up a 2-0 lead within the first 16 minutes at Wembley Stadium.
Christian Eriksen sent in a wonderfully-struck delivery to set up the opener in the eighth minute. A cheap foul on the outskirts of the Chelsea box left the Blues at the mercy of the Dane and his quality from set pieces.
Dele met the playmaker&apos;s cross and nodded home the ball to make it 1-0.
With 16 minutes on the clock, Spurs doubled their lead as Eriksen found Kane in a moment where the visitors had stepped off their opponents.
The striker was able to take a touch, turn and hit a long range shot past Kepa Arrizabalaga. Son Heung-min added a third in the second half as he sprinted down the right flank to beat Jorginho, race past David Luiz and then tuck his shot away.
Chelsea grabbed a late consolation goal through their substitute Olivier Giroud but it was too little too late after a performance that saw Tottenham Hotspur overrun their opponents, who went into the game as the last unbeaten team in Europe&apos;s top five leagues this season.
Pochettino demands intensity, commitment and quality from his team filled with players that have come to share a bond that not only brings them together as a unit but also raise their levels as one when they are at their best.
For Carragher, the victory over Chelsea summed up everything he has come to love about Spurs under the former Southampton manager.
He went as far as to proclaim Tottenham as his unofficial second team in the Premier League, after Liverpool of course.
"They were brilliant," said the retired defender on Sky Sports. "Certainly for the last two or three years they&apos;ve almost been my favourite team, behind Liverpool anyway.