Two cup exits in a three-day span have left Tottenham staring at the prospect of another trophyless season and left manager Ange Postecoglou facing his biggest crisis in his time at the club.

Ange Postecoglou buried his head in his hands, visibly exasperated, before his eyes ignited with fury as he staunchly defended his Tottenham Hotspur players. The 59-year-old manager’s frustration was palpable, coming at the end of a punishing week that saw Spurs eliminated from both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

Tottenham have suffered their second cup exit of the week as Ange Postecoglou's side lost 2-1 at Aston Villa. Spurs were brushed aside in their Carabao Cup seemifinal second leg at Liverpool in midweek as Arne Slot's side easily overturned a 1-0 defeat in North London with a 4-0 win on Merseyside.

Tottenham Hotspur's miserable week continued as they crashed out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday evening. The loss comes just four days after their EFL Cup exit at Liverpool,