Maddison looked sluggish against Galatasaray and in the first few minutes was easily beaten to the ball by Lucas Torreira. When Lankshear attempted a one-two with Maddison, his senior team-mate stopped running. Postecoglou was visibly upset on the touchline.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Richarlison is set for a spell on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury - but Cristian Romero could be fit for Sunday’s clash with Ipswich. Richarlison came off the bench during Spurs’ 4-1 win over Aston Villa last weekend and injured himself setting up Dominic Solanke’s second goal.

Tottenham take on Galatasaray in a tricky Europa League test on Thursday night with Timo Werner and Mikey Moore joining the absentee list alongside hamstrung Richarlison

Former Fenerbahce assistant Onder Ozen feels Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou would not turn down the chance to swap Richarlison for any one of two Galatasaray stars. The north Londoners have won their all three opening Europa League matches and are set to face Galatasaray in Turkey on Thursday night in their next game in the competition.

Tottenham have been dealt a fresh injury blow after Cristian Romero was forced off with a foot problem in their win against Aston Villa. Spurs have already lost Micky van de Ven to a hamstring injury and Ange Postecoglou is now sweating over the fitness of his other main centre-back.

Ange Postecoglou has backed his patched-up Tottenham team to handle the intimidating atmosphere set to greet them at Galatasaray on Thursday. Spurs will play their fourth Europa League fixture of the season without a string of first-team players after attackers Timo Werner (groin) and Mikey Moore (illness) joined an already hefty list of absentees.