LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur interim head coach Igor Tudor says ensuring the club avoid relegation from the Premier League represents the hardest challenge of his career.

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Spurs’ woeful run of form under Thomas Frank saw the Dane sacked earlier this month, with Tudor brought in to replicate the kind of mid-season recovery he managed with Italian sides Juventus and Lazio.

Tottenham last played outside the English top flight in the 1977/78 season and Tudor’s first game in charge ended in a 4-1 derby defeat to north London rivals and league leaders Arsenal on Sunday.

This latest loss extended Tottenham’s winless league run to nine matches and made it only two wins from their last 18 in the division.