Nine steps left

"We are so determined to get ourselves back into fourth place after some of the silly points we have dropped against the likes of Birmingham and Sunderland," he said, ahead of Sunday's game with Spurs.

"Now we are back to the Premier League after a very good European game, one of our most mature in Europe for a long time.

"Spurs is another massive game and we have nine games, nine steps left, to get back where we think we should be."