Pochettino focused on Spurs success after hitting Everton for six

Tottenham Hotspur showed why manager

Mauricio Pochettino is a wanted man by thrashing Everton 6-2 at Goodison Park

on Sunday to close to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Spurs have had to cope with the

unwanted attention of Pochettino being linked with the Manchester United job

following Jose Mourinho's sacking this week.

But they showed no signs of being

distracted as they roared back from a goal down thanks to doubles from Son

Heung-min and Harry Kane with Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen also on target.

"There is a lot of rumours but

our job is Tottenham and we have to be focused to try to be successful,"

said Pochettino.

Fatigue may yet still derail

Tottenham's bid to win a first trophy under Pochettino with Spurs still

involved in four competitions.

But with Liverpool facing Arsenal and

Manchester City in a top-of-the-table clash in their next three games over the

festive period, Tottenham have the opportunity to haul themselves into a

three-way title race if they maintain the standards set at Goodison.

"Football is about being

consistent. If we are consistent and able to play like we did today then maybe

we are alive until the end of April and be a real contender," added

Pochettino.

"We are involved in four

competitions but I think today we surprise everyone because not only the

quality, but the energy we showed today was amazing."

Everton struck first against the run

of play in a wildly open contest when Theo Walcott stabbed home at the near

post from Dominic Calvert-Lewin's cross.

But Spurs looked as if they could

score with almost every attack and were soon on level terms with the aid of a

Jordan Pickford error.

The England number one rushed from his

goal but only succeeded in getting in the way of his own defender Kurt Zouma

and Son took advantage with a wonderful finish from a narrow angle.

"We dominated the game from the

start, we created so many chances, so we were unlucky to be 1-0 down,"

said Son.

"But we bounced back, showed our character and our mentality. We are happy to get three points here."

AFP