Cristian Romero during Tuesday evening's defeat at Atletico Madrid Javier Soriano/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur have lost six games in a row for the first time in their 144-year history.

Sadio Mané has done many great things for Senegal and for Senegalese football, but what he did on Sunday evening, in what he confirmed would be his last Cup of Nations game, was perhaps greater than his winning goal in Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final, greater than his penalty to win the World Cup qualifying play-off against Egypt in 2022, greater even than his decisive penalty in the 2021 final.