Eric Dier admits defeat against Arsenal was tough to take for Tottenham.
Arsenal knocked Spurs out of the Capital One Cup with a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane, thanks to two goals from Mathieu Flamini.
Dier said: “We did well in this competition last year and we said before the game that we wanted to go one step further.
“It is disappointing and it is obviously more disappointing because it was against Arsenal.
“We played well and were unlucky. We got ourselves back into the game at 1-1. When we got the equaliser the crowd really got behind us and we were pushing, so it was disappointing to concede that goal late on. It was a bit of a low blow.”
Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino hopes his side can bounce back from last night’s defeat when they face Manchester City at White Hart Lane in the Premier League on Saturday.
Pochettino said: “We deserved more. We created more chances, dominated the second half and you know you need to kill the game.
“Now we need to prepare for City. We have one day less because they played on Tuesday and we have to be strong.”
