Mauricio Pochettino "very proud" of Tottenham Hotspur players

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that he was "happy" with his team's performance in Monday's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.

Spurs entered the match off the back of four straight league victories, but Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the match as the Citizens collected all three points.

Pochettino has said that he was "very proud" of his players for their 'fantastic effort' against the champions.

"I think it was a great game in difficult circumstances. I feel very proud. The effort was fantastic we competed really really well. It is a shame we conceded after five minutes but the team was good. I am happy with the performance," Pochettino told reporters.

Tottenham will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday night.