Clement Lenglet says Spurs will have ‘fire in their hearts’ on Thursday night (Picture: Getty)
Tottenham defender Clement Lenglet has warned Manchester United that Spurs are ready for a ‘fight’ in what is a ‘final’ for the club on Thursday.
United travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with both sides battling for a top-four finish in the Premier League.
The Red Devils currently sit fourth and are in a much better position – six points above seventh-placed Spurs – with two games in hand over the north Londoners.
Tottenham head into the game having just been smashed 6-1 by Newcastle United, a game in which they went 5-0 down after just 21 minutes.
That embarrassing result saw the club refund fans for tickets and sack interim boss Cristian Stellini as Spurs replaced him with Ryan Mason.
Tottenham are in desperate need of a victory and speaking to the club’s website, Lenglet fired a warning to Erik ten Hag’s side.
‘We have to change our mindset,’ Lenglet, on loan from Barcelona, said. ‘After a big defeat, you can have a new opportunity and we are ready to fight against United, to find the right solutions to win the game.
‘It’s the first final for us. They are in the top four at the moment but they still have to fight until the end to stay there and we have to try and find a place for us.
‘We need to start the game from minute one until the end with intensity and aggressiveness to show everyone that we are still alive and we will keep that fire in our hearts until the end, because we have to.
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‘Ryan (Mason) was a player here, so he knows the exertions of the sport and he knows what to demand from us.
‘He’s transparent, direct and always tells the truth which I think is a good thing.
‘We are here to give 100 per cent to help him because it’s never easy to take this responsibility right now. I hope we’ll have a lot of success until the end of the season.’
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