Ange Postecoglou has backed his Tottenham squad to continue to shut out outside noise after they made a “significant step” in their quest to salvage this season. Postecoglou masterminded a 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday to send Spurs through to the Europa League quarter-finals and keep their campaign alive.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa League game against AZ Alkmaar (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media at Stadium after our 3-1 win against AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, second leg, on Thursday evening, taking us through to a quarter-final clash in April against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 on aggregate.