It was just after the half hour mark when Japhet Tanganga went threw Liverpool’s Sadio Mane for a shortcut. Much to the embarrassment of the Senegalese that the action ended with the African Footballer of the Year ‘accidentally’ ending the challenge, sprawled all over the Spurs man.
Tottenham’s number 39 did what so few youth players do, and put in a shift that required no kindness. The 20-year-old was extremely reliable, and to use an underused footballing phrase, he had a good engine on him.
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