The three-month coronavirus-enforced hiatus has arguably helped Spurs more than any other club, given the number of key players they have back from injury. They sit seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and four behind United in fifth, which could be enough to qualify if Manchester City's two-season European ban stands. Vertonghen is primed to leave Spurs but Mourinho hopes they can agree a deal for the Belgium defender to stay until the end of the campaign. "The battle for the top four would be amazing if we all started on the same number of points," Mourinho said. Spurs will be without Dele Alli after the England international was handed a one-match ban for a social media post mocking coronavirus.

Source: Daily Nation June 19, 2020 04:00 UTC