Pochettino praised his side’s professionalism in getting the job done against Huddersfield despite a huge Champions League game looming on the horizon.
Former Leicester midfielder Andy King notched a 48th minute tap-in for his first Swansea goal.
Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur scored a double in a home match against Huddersfield in London on Saturday to bring his tally to 10 for the season in the English Premier League.
This time they did, however, celebrating Dyche’s 250th game as manager by winning 2-1 with goals from Ashley Barnes and substitute Chris Wood. Everton defender Ashley Williams was sent off in the 86th minute for elbowing Barnes.
Troy Deeney pushed West Bromwich Albion closer to relegation as the Watford striker’s late goal sealed a 1-0 win at Vicarage Road.
Since he joined the club at the end of December with Swansea bottom they have won five league games and lost only two.
The breakthrough came just before halftime.
Liverpool secured maximum points in the 56th minute when, after a series of passes in the opposition half, Roberto Firmino released Mane and he sidefooted the ball beyond Dubravka.
– Only Kane (39) has been involved in more goals for Spurs in all competitions this season than Son (24 – 15 goals, 9 assists).
Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat of Huddersfield on Saturday and Son Heung-min’s second brace this week.
Defeat against a team with such a ruthless streak against newly promoted teams – this was Tottenham’s 32nd triumph in an unbeaten run of 34 games – was hardly a surprise.
It was crucial that Spurs did not slip up against Huddersfield but Son’s goals saw them to a comfortable 2-0 victory.
The South Korea worldwide is flourishing under Pochettino at Tottenham and Keown thinks the forward shows just how the Argentine boss is able to coax continuous improvement out of his players. You need to feel free and happy and enjoy the game.
“He is another example of a model profession – Harry Kane and Son”.
Yet that he was a substitute for the first leg of their last-16 tie and that Fernando Llorente was left out altogether at Wembley on Saturday despite scoring a hat-trick against Rochdale four days earlier demonstrates he can not take selection for granted.
Tottenham recorded a fantastic result in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie away to Juventus, and now have the chance to complete the job in the home leg on Wednesday night.
They are undefeated in 13 league games at Wembley since the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea in August (W9, D4).