Igor Tudor believes he watched the best team in the world on Sunday as his Tottenham side were beaten 4-1 by Arsenal.

The new Spurs manager was chucked in at the deep end for his first game in charge, a north London derby against the Premier League leaders.

Arsenal were dominant but Tottenham were game and very much in the match at half-time with the score level at 1-1.

However, the Gunners powered to victory in the second half, with a brace from Viktor Gyokeres and Eberchi Eze scoring his second of the game.

The defeat leaves Spurs 16th in the table and unquestionably in a relegation battle, but Tudor remains confident they will survive in the Premier League.

‘Of course I am confident because I believe these are good players with bad habits. It’s all about that,’ the Croatian told Sky Sports.

‘They are good. Nobody can tell me they do not have quality. But we need to change our mental sharpness. To be in the game from the first minute, and to have the physicality to do this.’

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