Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will forever hold a special place in his heart for Tottenham Hotspur and he has one more reason to be thankful for his former club after his current club's 2-0 win on Thursday night.
A goal in each half from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson handed the Blues a priceless win that puts European qualification within touching distance as they sit two points adrift of seventh-placed Newcastle United with just four games to play. The 52-year-old badly needed this.
Pochettino would never align himself with the gleeful sentiment behind "We hate Tottenham" chanting from the home supporters given his fondness for the club where he spent five-and-a-half years but this victory gave Stamford Bridge a sense of unity it has been lacking for much of this season.