Worry for Spurs as midfielder in ‘serious pain’ following unfortunate injury vs Leicester

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After seeing Leicester City come from behind to lead 4-1, Tottenham Hotspur fans would have been forgiven for thinking their afternoon couldn’t get any worse.

However, despite looking on course to suffer their eighth Premier League defeat of the season, the Lilywhite’s day has gone from bad to worse after midfielder and goalscorer Rodrigo Bentancur picked up an untimely, and nasty-looking, injury.

The South American opened the scoring against Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes after just 14 minutes following a scrappy goal-line scramble.

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The Foxes were quick to respond though. Midfield duo Nampalys Mendy and James Maddison fired in a quick-fire double and completed a two-minute turnaround before striker Kelechi Iheanacho made it 3-1 just in time for the half-time break.

Winger Harvey Barnes then made it 4-1 at the 70-minute mark.

Already struggling to get back into the game, Antonio Conte’s Londoners have been dealt another hammer blow after Bentancur went down injured following a challenge for the ball.

According to The Athletic’s Tim Spiers, the South American midfielder hurt his knee and was consequently seen on the ground in ‘serious pain’ while being ‘comforted’ by teammate Eric Dier.

We await to hear Conte’s assessment of the midfielder’s injury in his post-match interview.

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