Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has quickly cooled talk of challenging for the top four.
Redknapp said: "The top four in the league are miles ahead of everybody else, it's as simple as that. We played Liverpool and beat them but let's be honest, they murdered us.
"As for the rest of us, you could throw a blanket over us. That's how tight the rest of the division is going to be this year. It's remarkable, in that sense."