Having sat down with Thomas that short time ago, what sort of challenge do Tottenham bring on Saturday?
"They certainly bring a challenge. I think you can see especially the way they finished the game the other day [against Manchester City]. They have had players injured and ins and outs, and a lot of changes to the team which makes things a lot more challenging, a lot more difficult from their perspective. But they're getting players back. They've got really good attackers who look to stretch the backline and play forward and attack the box an awful lot. It's something we've got be aware of. A slightly different game to maybe what we have played over recent weeks in some ways, but we're looking forward to it. We're in a good place, boys have worked well again this week. Again, feet on the ground, let's not get carried away with what has gone on. It's about what's next. A big challenge ahead but we're looking forward to it."
For yourself, it's a great start, but has it even surprised you, how well it has gone to this point?
"To be honest, coming in at the very start and then getting the game so quickly, it was step by step so I wasn't looking too far ahead. People saying at the time the first two games at that point were standout games, expecting a tough start, and in some ways that maybe helped to get the whole group focused and alive if you like, going into both games. I didn't really look too far ahead, I couldn't allow myself to do that. But certainly over time, we got an idea of what we want it to look like coming through the door and certainly since we've been here, that comes a lot clearer, what direction we want to go in and how we want to play. Certainly the three wins have been fantastic in different ways, so we feel confident we've got a lot of growth in the team and the squad, but it's coming from a good place."
Matthijs de Ligt and Mason Mount weren't pictured in training the other day. When are you expecting those two to be back available for you?
"Probably Mason sooner, he's not too far away really. So, we're hopeful it won't be too long at all for Mase. Matta, he's working his way back, taking good steps and improving. It's been really positive. It's a little bit too soon at the moment but hopefully it won't be too long as well."