Frank is in the unique situation of joining a team coming off a bad season that nevertheless ended a long trophy drought

Here are three things Standard Sport learned from Tottenham’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle. Son received a hero's farewell, embraced by team-mates and opposition players alike, in the second half. It was an emotional goodbye, befitting of the 33-year-old's decade-long stay at Tottenham.

The celebrations were somewhat more muted than those seen in Bilbao ten weeks earlier, but Tottenham fans could once again enjoy the sight of Heung-min Son lifting a trophy above his head. If watching his side beat Arsenal to win the Herbalgy Trophy ultimately goes down as one of the most successful days of Thomas Frank ’s tenure then things will not have gone to plan,