Tottenham caretaker boss Ryan Mason says his side are 'four or five years' behind Manchester City.
Spurs were poor in Sunday's Carabao Cup against City and deservedly lost 1-0.
And Mason admits Spurs are well behind their Premier League rivals.
"I think City are probably four or five years ahead of us," Mason said.
"In terms of they have had a manager for such a long time and they have worked a certain way for such a long time.
"Going forward, my idea and I am sure everyone's idea at Tottenham, is to be brave and try to dominate games like they do. It is a process. It takes time.
"The fact that the players believed in the way we wanted to approach the game, that says a lot and tells me they want to work this way. Obviously going forward more confidence on the ball, more arrogance, but we have only worked this way for the best part of a week."
