White Hart Lane demolition begins less than 24 hours after Tottenham beat Manchester United in final match there as bulldozers roll in

The curtain fell on Tottenham Hotspur's time at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon with a parade of legends and a 2-1 victory over Manchester United.

Less than 24 hours later and the bulldozers have rolled in to begin the job of razing the famous old place to the ground.

Spurs are determined to waste no time whatsoever in demolishing their home since 1899 so that work on their stunning new 61,559-capacity home next door can continue apace.

Bulldozers on the pitch at White Hart Lane on Monday morning as demolition of Tottenham Hotspur's stadium gets underway

The heavy machinery rumbled under the stands and onto the pitch on Monday morning, barely 24 hours after the last game

The stadium, their home for 118 years, will be gradually demolished from the inside out between now and September

The keys to the stadium were officially handed over to contractors Mace and DSM at 8am on Monday morning

Workmen guide one of the bright yellow JCB machines underneath the White Hart Lane stands and onto the pitch

The construction teams have already started work on the new arena, which has sprung up throughout the course of this season, and there is no room for sentimentality as the old White Hart Lane is tore down to make way.