Tottenham Hotspur have still not lost since late August, an impressive run of form that reaches back to Manchester City's 5-1 win here and which now numbers nine games with a victory that takes them to the top of their Europa League group in a competition Harry Redknapp is hardly enamoured with.
Redknapp emerged from the Luka Modric to Chelsea saga in the summer still hanging on to the Croatian playmaker and with a side he rates as stronger than the one that powered Tottenham into the Champions League for the first time two seasons ago.
The arrival of Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor strengthened midfield and attack but with the Premier League title still surely beyond the club's reach Redknapp may well be wondering where his first trophy for Spurs will come from as he enters a fourth year in charge at White Hart Lane.A sensational first-half free-kick from Roman Pavlyuchenko put Tottenham top of Europa League Group A.
A much-changed Spurs side found it hard to settle against Rubin, who consistently threatened on the break.
However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner.
Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, making only his third start of the season, made a string of fine saves to earn his side an important victory.
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