Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham now bigger than champions

Tottenham 0 Chelsea 0: As keen as Jose Mourinho was to dismiss suggestions of a rift with Diego Costa, his assessment of Chelsea’s performance as their best of the season only reinforced the manager’s view he had been right to drop the forward.

Five days after Mourinho was forced to admit to a dressing room row with Costa at half-time during the Champions League trip to Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Portuguese named the striker among his substitutes at White Hart Lane.

Costa’s body language told you all you needed about his view on the decision. After failing to take part in the warm-up, the Spain international sat disgruntled during the game, at one point tossing his bib in the direction of his manager.