Premier League 2019/20: Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Burnley, 5 Talking Points

#2 Tottenham bounce back in style

After their loss to Manchester United, Spurs bounced back in style today

After their defeat to Manchester United, Dele Alli admitted that Tottenham may have taken Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side lightly – but it was clear from the off today that they weren’t about to make the same mistake with Sean Dyche’s Burnley.

Literally from the opening seconds, Spurs came at their opponents with menace and plenty of attacking verve, and they could easily have been five up at half-time.

This looked like a return to Tottenham at their very best – they pressed Burnley hard from the opening whistle, attacked at pace and most importantly, never stopped coming even after scoring those opening two goals. The fact that they took 13 shots on goal says a lot, particularly when you consider that 7 of them were on target.

Performances like this used to be the norm under Mauricio Pochettino, but this season only the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace in September comes close to what Jose Mourinho’s team produced today. For Spurs fans, this was a much welcome return to form – and hopefully it’s not the exception to the norm as that Palace win was.