Spurs eye crumbling Arsenal, but can Sherwood survive?

After beating Sunderland, Tottenham have their sights on Europe and their local rivals

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Tottenham 5 Sunderland 1. Spurs thrashed Sunderland at White Hart Lane on Monday night to move above Manchester United into sixth spot and keep themselves in contention for a place in Europe next season. Though finishing fourth seems beyond Spurs given Everton's red-hot form of late, Tottenham are within sight of crumbling Arsenal and could yet overhaul their bitter rivals in the next month. Five points separate the two north London clubs in the Premier League but both could end up qualifying for the Europa League regardless of who finishes fifth.

Manchester City's victory over Sunderland in the League Cup Final last month has freed up an extra place in the Europa League, meaning the club who finishes sixth in the Premier League will also qualify for Europe's second string tournament next season.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.