How quickly things change in football. Just over five months after leading Tottenham to their first Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino was sacked as manager and promptly replaced by Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese, of course, has an excellent European pedigree. He won the Champions League with two relatively unfancied sides, in Porto and, to a lesser extent, Inter, while he even lifted the Europa League during his time in charge of Manchester United – which now looks like an excellent achievement in light of the current chaos at Old Trafford.

However, while the draw has been relatively kind to Mourinho, even he could struggle to take this Tottenham side to the promised land.

Yes, there is no shortage of talent at Spurs, but Harry Kane's unavailability through injury is a colossal problem despite Son Heung-min's efforts to fill the void up front, the midfield still looks unbalanced and the defence remains unusually porous for a Mourinho side.

Still, as Tottenham showed in their recent Premier League win over Manchester City, Mourinho's teams are at their most dangerous when their backs are against the wall.