Mauricio Pochettino has called on his Tottenham Hotspur players to remain consistent throughout the season following their "near perfect" victory over Manchester City.

The Lilywhites picked up their fifth Premier League win of the season to move into second place, courtesy of two first-half goals at White Hart Lane to down the current pacesetters.

Pochettino was more than happy with what he witnessed in Sunday afternoon's clash, but is now hoping that his team can prolong their solid run of form for the remainder of the campaign to improve on last term's third-place finish.

"I'm very happy. The performance was nearly perfect," he is quoted as saying by The Guardian. "Collectively we worked very hard and all the players were fantastic. We are a team that always wants control, City want the same and then it becomes a battle on the pitch.

"I told you after the Champions League loss to Monaco that I was very disappointed not by the performance but with the lack of passion. I talked about that today - you can win or lose but don't regret anything or anything you show on the pitch. That is the attitude we need to keep.

"It's too early to talk about aims but it's important to be consistent. If we can play like this, why not be consistent for the whole season? If we play with the passion we showed today, we have enough quality to fight with the big teams."

Tottenham are back in action on October 15 when taking on West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.