Spurs won’t man-mark West Ham threat Dimitri Payet

Mauricio Pochettino has instructed Tottenham to pay special attention to Dimitri Payet today but says there is no plan to man-mark the West Ham playmaker.

Payet is yet to hit the heady heights of his debut season in the Premier League but has still scored or assisted five of the Hammers’ 11 goals this term.

He remains the greatest threat to Spurs registering their first win in eight matches this weekend. But asked if Pochettino plans to try and mark the Frenchman out of the game, he said: “No, because we never play like this.