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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists side will aim for Europa League glory: 'We can win this competition and also go far in the Premier League'

Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham have put their recent travails behind them and insists they will set their sights on glory in the Europa League.

Spurs beat CSKA Moscow 3-1 on Wednesday night to break their Wembley curse and secure European football post-Christmas — and their manager believes they are coming into form at just the right time.

He said: 'We struggled in the last month-and-a-half because we had some problems but we have all the squad nearly fit, we are stronger and we recovered that feeling maybe we lost.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes his side have put recent travails behind them
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes his side have put recent travails behind them
With his side trailing 1-0 at Wembley, Tottenham star Dele Alli equalises in the 38th minuteu00a0
With his side trailing 1-0 at Wembley, Tottenham star Dele Alli equalises in the 38th minute

'It's true, it was a bit of a struggle to compete.