Tottenham manager sets Premier League record

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou made Premier League history by setting a new record for the most points taken by a manager in his first nine games in the competition (23) after his side won 2-0 against Fulham on Monday evening. He surpassed the previous record of 22 points held by Mike Walker and Guus Hiddink from their first nine games in charge of Norwich City (1992-93 season) and Chelsea (2008-09 season) respectively.

Asked how proud he was of his record achievement, Postecoglou said: “Look, it’s a credit to everyone. It’s certainly a really encouraging start to the season. Performance-wise, we’ve been really consistent. We had to work hard tonight. In the first half we did really well. We had to be quite patient in the way we looked for the first goal and I think Fulham were very well organized, especially in defense.”

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