Moussa Sissoko's admission about Tottenham defeat that laid foundation for this season

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Moussa Sissoko has revealed how last season’s defeat by Sheffield United laid the foundation stones for the success Tottenham have enjoyed this time out.

The Blades beat Spurs 3-1 at Bramall Lane in July to compound a miserable run either side of the shutdown in which they managed one win in nine games.

Sissoko and his team-mates held a clear-the-air meeting in the wake of that result. And it proved not just to be crucial to their European aspirations last season but to the run that has seen them leading the Premier League for a period in this campaign.

Sissoko said: “I remember the Sheffield United game. We didn’t play that game seriously. “We were missing a lot of things, the attitude wasn’t great. “After the game we had a small