Peter Crouch accepts Tottenham Hotspur may not yet be ready to challenge the top-four.

Spurs made a great start to the season by winning their opening four games, including a win over Liverpool, but Manchester United brought them back down to earth on Saturday.

The 3-1 home defeat to the champions has given the Londoners a wake-up call, and it has led Crouch to accept they aren’t quite ready for the top-four just yet.

"We've got fantastic quality and have to remember we've had a fantastic start," he said. "We know we're close to the top teams but they've been the top four for a number of years.

“I wouldn't say we are quite there yet. But we've got another chance to see quite how close we are against Chelsea. If we can get a result there, people will start talking us up again."

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