Tottenham can reap the rewards from Jose Mourinho’s every-trophy-matters approach

Jose Mourinho would argue that winning the League Cup is really about the day, and what it means for the future, but he does have a chance of making some history. If the Portuguese wins the final on 25 April – against whichever Manchester club he meets – the Tottenham Hotspur manager will surpass Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough as the competition’s most successful ever manager. Mourinho would be the League Cup’s greatest.