Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou admits Eddie Howe gave him his big UK break.

The Newcastle manager pulled out of talks with Celtic which led to Postecoglou taking the job.

He told BBC Sport: "I've got to thank Eddie Howe because that was pretty much done. At the end, Eddie, for a number of reasons, just didn't feel comfortable taking the role. They'd gone so far down the path of him being appointed that it was really late.

"Pre-season was about to start and they had to make a quick decision. After that, I think they just saw something in me, with nothing to lose. I was looking forward to it because it was the bit that was missing. I'd had the success but I hadn't had it in a place where I knew it could be impactful.

"I wanted to be in that environment. was a moment. Me and my wife just sat there saying 'It's happening.' At the age of 55, it was happening."