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Liverpool hero Carragher: Conte best at Spurs since Nicholson

Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher has hailed the arrival of Antonio Conte at Tottenham.

The former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss has made an impressive start after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo in November, winning three and drawing two of his first five Premier League matches.

Carragher: "Look at his record. We are not talking about a guy who has been in the Premier League for half a season and had a good run. He has won the Premier League, he has won the FA Cup in his second season, and he has had a great start at Spurs.

"His win ratio puts him up there with the best Premier League managers. You think of Spurs and you probably have to go back to the most famous manager in the club's history, Bill Nicholson, who was the manager when they won the double in 1961.

"They have never had a manager of this level. People will say Jose Mourinho but it was not Mourinho in his prime. I think they have got a top manager in his prime right now and that is what gives them a realistic chance."

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