Ange Postecoglou said his Tottenham Hotspur team are full of belief they can book their place in the Europa League final after defeating Bodo/Glimt 3-1 in the first leg.

Tottenham beat Bodo/Glimt 3-1 in their Europa League semi-final first leg in north London after a dominant display, which was slightly marred by Ulrik Saltnes’ late strike for the visitors. Spurs appeared to be cruising towards a comfortable victory before the midfielder’s deflected strike gave the Norwegian side a lifeline in the tie ahead of next Thursday’s decider.

Ange Postecoglou has hit back at people who he says are trying to “diminish” Tottenham ’s bid to reach the Europa League final and rejected comparisons with Erik ten Hag winning the FA Cup with Manchester United last season.