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Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League credentials are firmly part of the ongoing title race narrative once again in light of a series of surprising results for both Liverpool and Manchester City.

What's the word?

Football opinions are often destroyed and formed within the blinking of an eye; short-term thinking is at the core of popular opinion. When Harry Kane hobbled off the Wembley turf with only one leg to stand on in the aftermath of Tottenham's 1-0 defeat against Manchester United, the writing had been plastered on the wall: their title ambitions were in tatters.

Fast-forward little over three weeks and a collection of surprise results later and Spurs are seemingly back in the race.

Question marks remain over Mauricio Pochettino's pedigree after they crashed out of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup within the space of a few short days, but Jurgen Klopp's assessment on their credentials suggests otherwise, as per Football.London.

"Tottenham have come from behind and had a very difficult situation until recently when they have done brilliantly winning games late with lots of injury problems," he said after Liverpool's 1-1 draw away at West Ham.

"They are 100 per cent in the race."

Tottenham's never-say-die attitude is telling

One of the most commonly accepted football truisms goes something like this: if you're winning in the face of adversity - whether it be during an injury crisis or when performances are mediocre at best - then you are showcasing the mark of champions.

Tottenham have not been completely riddled by injuries of late from a quantitative perspective, but the fact they have been forced to operate without either Harry Kane or Dele Alli has placed them in an incredibly problematic situation.

However, despite the poor hand they have been drawn, Spurs have battled to a hat-trick of league victories in a manner which evokes feelings of genuine candidacy for the Premier League title.

That Pochettino has managed to install a winning mentality into his players and grind out late goals points towards the Argentine's title-winning pedigree, and Klopp's admission that they remain in the hunt suggests his peers recognise that as well.