Trading places: Heat on Nuno Espirito Santo as fog clears for Mikel Arteta

Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo is interviewed after the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium. Picture: Nick Potts/PA

It is not unusual for a Manager of the Month to lose after being handed the award, but normally it is just the next game rather than his actual job.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s chances of taking charge of another north London derby have surely been significantly diminished by Tottenham’s disastrous first 45 minutes at the Emirates Stadium.