Pav’s incredible about-turn

Tottenham’s Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has done a dramatic about-turn and insists he wants to stay at White Hart Lane and fight for his place. The £12m signing from Zenit St Petersburg appeared destined to leave the north Londoners after struggling initially but has since discovered his touch and has been a major force behind the club’s push for fourth place. "When the team wins and I am constantly playing the relations cannot be anything but good. Now I feel the manager's trust and do my best not to let him down,” said Pavlyuchenko on Monday. "I have dropped all my previous ideas about leaving Spurs in the summer and I am concentrated on one thought only - what we need to do to finish fourth.” Pavlyuchenko is set to keep his place for Saturday's visit to Manchester United.