IT'S HEAVEN SEVENTEEN

Tottenham clinch their first silverware since 2008 as Brennan Johnson's scruffy goal sends Spurs fans into dreamland

- BY DAVID MCDONNELL

ANGE POSTECOGLOU proved he is no clown by leading Spurs to their first trophy for 17 years against the circus that is Manchester United.

On the eve of the game the Tottenham boss took umbrage at the depiction of him as a figure of ridicule, but he had the last laugh by masterminding this win.

Big Ange invited ridicule early in the campaign by stating he always wins a trophy in his second season, but that proud boast was vindicated on a historic night in Bilbao. Despite leading Spurs to a memorable triumph and a coveted place in the Champions League worth up to £100million, Postecoglou is set to depart at the end of the season

But if he does leave, it will be with his head held high, the Aussie manager's bruised reputation restored by this triumph despite a shocking Premier League campaign.

For United, who failed to show up in the San Mames Stadium, there will be no European football next season for only the second time in three decades.