Tottenham's chances of winning the Carabao Cup against Manchester City were already being swiftly written off when Jose Mourinho was still in charge.
Sacking him just days before their Wembley showpiece has left the north Londoners as serious underdogs, with 29-year-old Ryan Mason given the daunting task of trying to lift the trophy in just his second game in charge.
Mason - taken on as a coach by Spurs after his career prematurely ended at 26 due to a head injury - only has experience of coaching the club's Under 17s and Under 18s, and will now be plunged into a tactical duel with one of the best coaches of all time in Pep Guardiola.