Relegation fears deepen for De Zerbi's Spurs after Sunderland defeat

Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge of relegation-threatened Tottenham ended in a sombre 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.

The enigmatic Italian was parachuted into the Spurs hot seat with seven games to go, needing to rescue the Londoners from suffering a humiliating fate - a very different assignment to the last time he managed in the Premier League at Brighton.