The Australian was asked if he could see his team pipped by United to a Champions League spot.
However, Postecoglou joked that Spurs had a better chance of finishing above Manchester City than United had of finishing above his team.
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He told reporters: Can you see us challenging Manchester City? No? Well they're only eight points ahead of us.
If there's eight points (gap), you either think we can catch Man City who are eight points ahead of us or you think United can catch us.
What's important for me is that we want to finish the season strong and keep building on the foundation of being a team that hopefully in 12 months' time people are looking at us differently and talking about us differently."