Postecoglou forgets Liverpool fandom to bring happy days back to Spurs

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said his days as a Liverpool fan are long gone as he aims to end the Reds’ unbeaten start to the season on Saturday.

The Australian grew up supporting Liverpool during a glory era at Anfield in the 1970s.

“It was the 70s so you could have gone one or two ways as they only used to show Liverpool or Man Utd back then,” said Postecoglou at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

“I had a couple of mates went the United way and I went with Liverpool to make it interesting.

“Look, I used to love (TV show) Happy Days back then but I don’t have posters of The Fonz on my wall now.”

If Postecoglou’s ardour for Liverpool has cooled, he is still a big fan of Reds boss Jurgen Klopp and credited the German with being one of the few coaches to inspire change in the Premier League.

“Jurgen is an outstanding manager, he’s one of the managers I think it’s fair to say who has made an impact on the competition,

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