It was not a day for a booming performance but there was an evening of muffled laughter.
The comment by Pep Guardiola had not gone unnoticed by Tottenham players but it is telling that they can see a funnier side, as demonstrated when their match-winner on Saturday was asked on his way home if this was now the ‘Christian Eriksen Team’.
‘Be careful what you say,’ Eriksen responded with a chuckle. It is fair to conclude that the rest of the Spurs side have reacted with less sensitivity than Mauricio Pochettino, their manager, to the ‘Harry Kane Team’ remark by Guardiola.