Harry Kane and Son Heung-min star in Spurs’ six-goal demolition of Everton

“He’s Tottenham, you know,” bellowed the joyous away section as Mauricio Pochettino strolled over to the Bullens Road Stand to celebrate this humiliation of Everton. Their coveted manager responded with a clenched-fist salute. Forget any prospective job offers from Manchester United. On this form he may have a title challenge to consider.

Tottenham moved to within two points of second-placed Manchester City with a comprehensive rout of Marco Silva’s team. Their reaction to the prospect of Old Trafford providing Pochettino with a turning point in his career next summer has been sublime. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane both scored twice and led an outstanding away performance that inflicted the heaviest defeat of the new Everton manager’s reign. The hosts, without a win in five matches, were outclassed.

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