Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has advised Ange Postecoglou to turn his phone off after another defeat for Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Despite being dominant in the first half against Leicester City and holding a 1-0 lead at the interval, Postecoglou's side ended up on the wrong end of yet another result. Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss both scored shortly after half-time to leave Spurs eight points above the relegation zone.

Ahead of United's clash with Fulham on TNT Sports, Ferdinand was asked whether Spurs were in a relegation battle and sadly for Postecoglou the response was damning. "They are around it [relegation battle] and that’s what any Spurs fan, Daniel Levy included, will be thinking: ‘We can’t be around that or anywhere near it,'" he explained.

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"Man United are only a place above them. If I was Ange, I would turn my phone off for a couple of days minimum, just to try and get through to the next game.

"I interviewed him at some point last season and I was really impressed with him. One of the things I found quite refreshing and what I liked about him was: ‘I am what I am and I am not going to change.’

"I respect that and understand that but when you have the amount of injuries that they have and the young, inexperienced players he has had to bring in, it makes me think you have to be a bit more adaptable with your tactics to support those young players and give them a bit better a foundation to build around them. Give them opportunities to get their foot into games and nick a couple of results to build some confidence.

"He hasn't done that and I think they have been hugely punished. Difficult times for Spurs right now."

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou was asked if he would be given ten days to save his job. He replied: "Who knows, I reckon there is probably a fair chunk that will say no.

"When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that.

"I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.

"My role within that is to try and support these players. I can even see in training when the guys who are coming back, come back in, it is going to give everybody a lift.

"As I keep saying to the players, there is a fantastic opportunity this season to really make an impact and I know we can. But in terms of your question, is there anything I can say about that that is going to change anything that I need to do tomorrow morning? Nothing."