Mauricio Pochettino refused to entertain talk of a tactical battle with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, although he felt Tottenham outplayed Manchester United in Sunday's 1-0 defeat.
United took all three points from Wembley following Marcus Rashford's first-half goal, but Spurs passed up a series of chances after the break, with David de Gea forced to make 11 saves in the visiting goal.
After talk in the build-up to the game that the match was an opportunity for Pochettino - linked to the United job - to take on interim Old Trafford boss Solskjaer, the Tottenham manager was asked how he felt he fared.