Olivia Holdt of Tottenham Hotspur (club website)

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Martin Ho praised his players after a 3-0 Subway Women’s League Cup win over Birmingham City.

And he said he couldn’t ask for anything more from them after a fine start to the season, which has left them fourth in the Women’s Super League table before the international break – ahead of local rivals Arsenal.

“I think up to this point we’ve done really well – 12 points in the league and five points in the cup. I couldn’t ask for more,” he told the club’s official website.

“The group has given me everything so far and I want to make sure we continue to build on that. We can’t get comfortable or think we can take our foot off the gas. We have six really big games after the break, and we need to go into those games ready to win.”

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ho: It was a really good performance

He was particularly impressed on Sunday with goalscorers Olivia Holdt, who got a brace, and Amanda Nilden.

“Three points, three goals. I’d say it was a dominant performance for large spells. Maybe the last five or ten...