Mauricio Pochettino has warned Tottenham they must kick-start their Premier League campaign with a revenge mission against Stoke on Saturday.
After a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United in their opening fixture last weekend, Pochettino's side host Stoke looking to make amends for two of their more painful results from last season.
During a rollercoaster first season at White Hart Lane, one of the lowest points for Pochettino came in November's home clash with Stoke.
That 2-1 home defeat was Spurs' third loss in four league games and led to criticism of the former Southampton boss.
Stoke exposed Tottenham again in May with a comfortable 3-0 win, giving Pochettino even more motivation to triumph when the sides meet in north London on Saturday.
"It's true the last two games that we played at White Hart Lane and the Britannia Stadium we lost, but it's a good opportunity to take our revenge," Pochettino said.
"It's a different season, we're happy with our performance disappointed with the result against Manchester United but I think the way we played, our performance was good.
"We need to show on Saturday that we deserved more."
The weekend's action kicked off on Friday when Adnan Januzaj marked his Manchester United return with a goal as Louis van Gaal's side beat Aston Villa 1-0 to claim a second consecutive Premier League victory.
Making his first start since February, Januzaj converted a glorious pass from Juan Mata in the 29th minute as United extended an unbeaten record in league games at Villa Park that now stands at 20 years.
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