Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris concedes their title hopes could already be over after their defeat at Arsenal.

Tottenham have not won at one of their top six rivals since victory away to Manchester City in February 2016 and are now 11 points behind Pep Guardiola's pace-setters.

Goalkeeper Lloris said: “Before we think about City it's important to stay in the top four. This is the main target for our team.

“We heard from outside that Tottenham play for the title, blah, blah, blah. The most important thing is to stay consistent in the League.

“We have been in the top four the last two years and we need to carry on, to settle the club in this position and try to get more experience because the team is still young, then reduce the gap with the best.

“Obviously the future for Tottenham will be bright if we keep the same mentality. It's our ambition, but step by step.

“It's true that we wanted to do more against Manchester United and Arsenal. Unfortunately we couldn't do that so now it's important to have a run of victories because we need to keep our place at the top."