Niko Kranjcar felt Tottenham were fully deserving of their three points after his brace helped sink Manchester City 3-0.
The Croatian started and finished the scoring at White Hart Lane, with Jermain Defoe also on target as Spurs ran out comprehensive winners in the battle between two Champions League hopefuls.
Kranjcar told Sky Sports 2: "Throughout the 90 minutes we were the better team, we created better chances and deserved to win the game.
"The last three games, especially the two away games (draw against Aston Villa and Everton), we had great performances but didn't get the results.
"We believe we have a squad and talented players who can achieve big goals this season and we hope we will."
England winger Aaron Lennon was named man of the match after proving a constant menace to the City defence.
"Throughout the season, it's been my most consistent season and I hope it continues," the former Leeds man said afterwards.
When asked what he put his rich vein of form down to, he replied: "Fitness. And also the team's playing well. It's the best squad we've had and from the start of the year we've played great football and that's helping me as well."
The win kept Tottenham fifth and Lennon acknowledged it was a vital result to remain in contention for a top-four spot.
"Villa are doing well, Man City are not far behind us... so we had to keep up the pressure," he added.
