Ange Postecoglou channelled the spirit of Monty Python to play down talk that he is inspiring fellow Premier League managers with his attacking style, following Liverpool boss Arne Slot's glowing praise of his methods.

On Friday, Slot said he hoped Postecoglou wins a trophy at Tottenham after the two sides were drawn together in the Carabao Cup semi-finals - meaning they will meet three times in the next two months starting with Sunday's Premier League clash live on Holasports.

Asked for his response to Slot's comments, Postecoglou jokingly quoted from The Life of Brian, the 1979 Monty Python film, to initially brush off the kind words from his opposite number.

He laughed: "I'm not an evangelist. To quote Monty Python, I'm just a naughty little boy!

"[Slot's opinion] is what I love about football. There's got to be differences, people who are prepared to do things a little bit differently.

"There's that variety, that opinion and that allows emotion to come into it. I hate to think people think I'm just some kind of showman or something. I want to win.

"That's still the core of my being, I hate losing, I want to win and I want to be successful.

"I'm so driven by that on a daily basis and have been my whole career, but I feel if I can play in this manner and win, it makes an impact.

"We all want a little bit of a footprint and I want that to be mine. We were successful and won, but maybe in a little bit of a different way. I think that stays in people's consciousness a little bit longer.

"Will we ever get there? Some people will say we're a long way off it. Who knows, but I'm determined to bring success to this football club and do it in a manner which hopefully makes an impact."

The film references kept coming after Postecoglou was compared to Maximus from Gladiator, to which he replied: "Love the movie. Love Russell Crowe! Haven't seen the new one yet, but it's a great story. That's all I'll say about it, I've already got myself into trouble with Monty Python."