Long-awaited win gives Spurs lift for trip to Greece
Beating Man United for first time in 27 games has made Villas-Boas's team more confident
Tottenham will head into their second Europa League group match away to Panathinaikos brimming with confidence after notching up a first Premier League victory over Manchester United in 27 attempts at the weekend.
After a slow start to Andre Villas-Boas's reign at White Hart Lane, three straight league wins, including the 3-2 thriller at Old Trafford, have taken Spurs into fifth place and seem to have turned the tide for their Portuguese manager.
A first win over Alex Ferguson's team since May 2001 left Villas-Boas over the moon as Spurs now aim for a first European trophy since 1984, when they beat Anderlecht to claim the then-Uefa Cup.
"We feel confident now and our form has been impressive," said Villas-Boas, who won the Europa League with Porto in 2011.
"We don't stop here though. We have to improve our home form as well and we have to focus on that to make sure we continue this sequence.
"We now go to Panathinaikos and it will be important to get the win there to put us back on track in the group stage of the Europa League."