Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted he still fears relegation after watching his team reach the Carling Cup final.

The semi-final second leg against Burnley at Turf Moor went to extra-time when the Championship side opened a 3-0 lead but Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe both scored to Spurs lost 3-2 but sealed a 6-4 victory on aggregate to set up a meeting with Manchester United at Wembley.

Redknapp said: "It's a hard job I have on here, believe you me.

"I keep saying that we need stronger players in here because we're not mentally or physically strong enough.

"We're in a relegation battle and I can't risk O'Hara, Woodgate and Dawson at Old Trafford in the Cup.

"It's a challenge and it can't get any worse. When I took we had two points from eight games but Stoke is a massive game for us."

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