Mauricio Pochettino's assistant has teased Tottenham fans ahead of the Argentine's first return to his old club on Monday night.
The Blues boss takes his side to the home of the Premier League high-flyers who have enjoyed a remarkable start to life under Ange Postecoglou.
Chelsea looked to have turned a corner after a three-game unbeaten run, which included a creditable draw against Arsenal, but their home defeat to Brentford last time out has the raised the stakes for the match-up.
Pochettino is not the only member of the Blues' backroom staff who will be experiencing their first return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as assistant Jesus Perez joins him the Chelsea dug out.
The 52-year-old, who will be alongside his longtime running mate on Monday despite having admitted to a misconduct charge from the FA earlier this week, added spice to the encounter with a sly dig aimed at his former employer.
The Spaniard posted two images on X, formerly Twitter, of his daughters years apart. In the first they can be seen wearing the home strip of the north London club, while the second captures the siblings recreating their pose in Chelsea kits.
He accompanied the post with the message: '#love is colour blind.' The move is sure to delight Blues fans and anger Spurs supporters, who have seen their club's rivalry grow in recent seasons.
During his five-and-a-half year spell with Tottenham, Pochettino suggested matches against Chelsea were bigger than clashes against historic rivals, Arsenal.
Chelsea denied Pochettino a League Cup triumph in 2015 and an FA Cup final place by Chelsea in 201 and derailed Spurs' title chances in the infamous ‘Battle of The Bridge’ in May 2016.
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