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DANNY MURPHY: Sorry Spurs, but it's now the Big Four not the Big Six: Tottenham could pull off a shock win against Chelsea but it's time to call it quits on their status as a top club

It is possible for Tottenham to shock Chelsea in a one-off London derby but to talk about them as being part of a Premier League Big Six doesn’t make sense any more.

We’ve got to the stage where realistically there is a Big Four. Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have been our Champions League qualifiers for the last two years and I’ll be gobsmacked if that is not the case again.

And I can’t see the situation changing for a few years yet given the strength in depth of those clubs already at the top and their ability to spend when required.