Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Andros Townsend has been dropped for their Europa League match with Anderlecht tonight after clashing with Spurs fitness coach Nathan Gardiner.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said: “It’s always my decision when he is available again to be part of the squad.

“Discipline for me is very important. I can understand the player - we have a young squad and a player can make a mistake - but when you cross the limit it is important to stop that.

“Has he apologised? Yes, he recognised it was a mistake.

“I can understand because I was a player and when you don’t play you’re unhappy and sometimes your expectation is bigger than the manager provides you.

“But it was not normal behaviour. He is young and you need to understand that it isn’t the way to impress the manager.”