Redknapp getting in the Wembley way again

HARRY REDKNAPP is the only manager to break the top-four stranglehold in the FA Cup during the last decade — but he believes a reality check is needed if his Tottenham side are considered favourites this year.

Since Everton’s triumph in 1995, Redknapp’s Portsmouth are the sole team to lift the trophy from outside the league’s heavyweights of Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Spurs now have to get past Redknapp’s former side to reach this year’s final and he is wary of the threat Avram Grant’s men pose, as well as playing down the reputation of his new club being FA Cup specialists.