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Redknapp takes Spurs crash course (0)

  • Phil McNulty - Sport Online chief football writer
  • 29 Oct 08, 10:32 PM

Harry Redknapp took an intensive 90-minute crash course on the size and shape of the task awaiting him as Spurs manager during a north London derby that defied all logic at The Emirates.

Redknapp's touchline demeanour was a mixture of delight and disbelief as Arsenal's apparent stroll to victory was rudely interrupted by Jermaine Jenas's superb last-minute strike and a chaotic levelller from Aaron Lennon in the third minute of injury time.

It gave Redknapp's new charges a point that barely looked possible for most of a game in which Arsenal dominated, but displayed a careless streak that always kept Spurs interested.

Spurs, understandably given the finale, celebrated as if they had won - but when the elation dies down, Redknapp will have learned much about what needs to be done at White Hart Lane.

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