Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko believes that his side are real title contenders.

As Spurs claimed a gritty 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at the weekend, the French midfielder praised the team's spirit.

And he is happy with his own resurgence, which has seen him grow in importance in the squad.

He also earned a recall to the French squad for these upcoming internationals.

"Every season, this league becomes more difficult, but we have to stick together and play our game, and do the right things to try and hopefully get something at the end of the season," he told reporters regarding Spurs' title hopes.

"It won't be easy because Liverpool are here, Chelsea are here, Manchester City and Arsenal are here and it will be a tough battle.

"But we have the quality to answer them."