The Super League was far from super and the Special One not so special far as Tottenham were concerned and another new era at White Hart Lane started with a win.
Gareth Bale and Heung-min Son scored the goals as Spurs fought back from behind to clinch victory in their first game in the interim boss Ryan Mason.
It was certainly not emphatic. In fact, they were awful in the first half when they trailed to a goal by Danny Ings and could easily have conceded more.
But they summoned a fightback to lift them up to sixth, revive hopes of qualifying once against for Europe and offered a glimmer of hope ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.