Some Tottenham fans on Twitter were not happy with Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to start Tanguy Ndombele on the bench against Liverpool on Sunday.
The 6-cap France international was in fine form against Red Star Belgrade in Tuesday’s 5-0 Champions League win, grabbing two assists in what was a dominant midfield performance from the 22-year-old.
Ndombele also made three key passes and completed three tackles in his all-action display, so you can understand why some fans were disappointed to see the former Lyon man dropped for the trip to Anfield.
Pochettino opted to start with a midfield consisting of Moussa Sissoko and Harry Winks against the European champions, and it seemed to be the right call early on as Tottenham went 1-0 up – the north Londoners eventually threw their lead away to lose 2-1.
Before a ball was kicked, however, they were not happy with the former Southampton manager’s decision to drop Ndombele at all.
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Let’s take a look at some of the tweets…