Danny Mills says Tottenham are one of seven teams who can win title but must learn from last year

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Mills believes Spurs are genuine contenders but says they must prove that they have learned their lessons.

BBC pundit Danny Mills said on Final Score on Saturday that Tottenham Hotspur can win the Premier League but stressed that they must learn the lessons of last season.

Spurs rose up the table to emerge as the greatest serious challengers to Leicester City in the final months of last term but ultimately slipped down the table to finish in third.

So far this campaign Mauricio Pochettino’s side have arguably looked even better than they did last season, no mean feat considering the injury absence of top scorer Harry Kane.

Their form has seem some people tipping them to go one further and win the title, and Mills believes that the North Llondon side have the quality to do just that.

However, he stressed that it will be a tight title race between as many as even teams, and highlighted the importance of Spurs showing that they have learned their lessons from last season’s failed challenge.

Mills said on Final Score: “They’ve got to learn from last year. They came so close, and when they had that result [defeat at home to Leicester in January] they probably thought ‘we can’t win it’. Obviously Leicester went on to win it at a canter and Spurs ended up finishing third, a very disappointing finish for them.

“I think they can [win it]. There are probably seven teams now who can genuinely win the Premier League this season. We thought [Manchester] City were going to run away with it; that’s not going to be the case.

“It’s such a tight bunch. You’ve got to hang in there until Christmas and then hang in until March, and that’s where you’ve got to kick on.”

Spurs drew 1-1 with Leicester at White Hart Lane on Saturday, a result which extends their unbeaten start to the Premier League season to 10 games.

However, they have now dropped points in each of their last three league matches, something which they can ill afford to continue to do if they are to win a first title since the 1960s.