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By Matthew Cooper Ange Postecoglou told Tottenham supporters dreaming of a return to the Champions League to “get excited” after they thrashed Aston Villa. James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Son Heung-min and Timo Werner all got on the scoresheet as Spurs put four past 10-man Villa to leave them just two points behind their top four rivals – with a game in hand. Manchester United are six points off Tottenham and Postecoglou is confident that his side has the required quality and character to book a place in next season’s Champions League. “I think we made it tough for Aston Villa, they worked ha…