Tottenham thrashed Red Star Belgrade 5-0 to lift some of the gloom around the club and kick-start their Champions League campaign.
Harry Kane and Heung-min Son both scored twice and Erik Lamela was also on the scoresheet as Spurs eased the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino with an impressive display.
Tottenham were left facing an early exit from the Champions League after their humiliating 7-2 home defeat by Bayern Munich but this result moves them up to second in Group B.
It would be too early to suggest a win against a poor Red Star side could be a turning point for Spurs but this should at least build confidence ahead of Sunday’s daunting trip to Liverpool.
Captain Kane led by example from the front and Tottenham kept their first clean sheet in five matches on a night of positives after a difficult few weeks.
Kane opened the scoring early on before Son scored a brace to put the game to bed before half-time.
Lamela added a fourth early in the second half on his 200th Spurs appearance and Kane made it five late on.
It was a good night for Spurs on the pitch but they are likely to face an investigation from Uefa after around 200-300 Red Star fans got into the stadium.
Spurs starting XI
Gazzaniga, Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Sissoko, Ndombele, Lamela, Alli, Son, Kane.
Uefa had banned Red Star from selling tickets to their fans as a punishment for racist chanting but a pocket of Serbian supporters purchased tickets in the top tier.
Those Red Star fans saw Spurs make a perfect start, playing with an intensity that has been missing from their game in recent weeks and they looked back to their old selves.
They looked comfortable back in a 4-2-3-1 formation and they were two up on 16 minutes. Red Star did grow as the half wore on but Spurs put the game to bed two minutes before half-time.
Former Chelsea winger Marko Marin lost the ball on the halfway line, Tanguy Ndombele drove forward and played in Son who made no mistake from inside the area.
It was 4-0 early in the second half when good play from Kane led to Serge Aurier crossing for Lamela to swivel and shoot into the bottom corner.
Kane made it five and Spurs brought on summer signing Giovani Lo Celso for his first appearance since September to cap a good night.
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