Securing fifth place will mean Spurs avoid early start to next season

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Yesterday's 2-0 victory at Anfield took them a point above Liverpool and in pole position to claim the final Europa League spot.

And while that is little consolation having enjoyed a brilliant run in their maiden Champions League campaign, it is preferable to have to go through more qualifying rounds which eat into the summer break.

"We are not fighting for the Europa League, we are fighting to finish fifth," said the Spurs boss after goals from Rafael van der Vaart and a controversial penalty from Luka Modric gave the visitors their first win in 17 league visits to Anfield, a run stretching back to 1993.

"You want to win every game and finish as high as you can, that is your pride.

"It is not ideal, playing Thursday and every Sunday (in the Europa League) is not what you want but we are there [at the moment]. That is better than [qualifying via] the Fair Play League because you start three weeks earlier.

"I scared them before the game by saying if we don't win we are top of the Fair Play League, which means we come back in two weeks' time and start playing - they thought I was joking.

"That is going to be a nightmare for someone, I just hope it isn't us."