Peter Smith

So what sort of changes have we seen then?

What changes has Mourinho made to that previous Pochettino style that we had before?

Sure.

You mentioned Kane there.

It looks like he's going to be out for up to five weeks, which is obviously a huge blow for Mourinho and Tottenham.

Sissoko is out now as well.

The suggestion is that that injury might prompt Spurs to go into the loan market to try and get some cover in central midfield.

Obviously, they've had...

had injury problems there previously with Ndombele, Winks, Dier this season.

Wanyama and Skrip have been very much on the fringes this season and Lo Celso probably not had the impact that they thought he might do back in the summer when they brought him in.

Jack, obviously Mourinho can point to those injuries and Nick has obviously hinted at some longer running problems.

Is that more the issue here for Mourinho?

Is it a process of time in terms of working out things?

We talked about a squad in need of a refresh.

We talked about drop in intensity and some defensive issues.

Is that more the challenge for Mourinho?

Well, we saw how at centre-back that's impacted Guardiola at City.

These big injuries can have a major impact on how teams play.

And they haven't got a month in Australia to look forward to.

I wonder if that's the sort of profile of player that Mourinho would go for, perhaps not traditionally the sort of player he would target.