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.

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Spurs' second-string defence produced a comedy of errors to taste first Europa League defeat of the season

Ange Postecoglou's rejigged defence gifted Galatasaray endless opportunities in a harrowing showdown, marred by Dejan Kulusevski's agonising miss in the dying moments that nearly salvaged a point for Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that Richarlison will be out for a “significant amount of time” after sustaining a hamstring injury last Sunday. Richarlison was substituted after coming on against Aston Villa,

Postecoglou hopes to welcome back vice-captain Cristian Romero against the Tractor Boys after the Argentine sat out Thursday's Europa League defeat at Galatasaray with a foot injury but Timo Werner (groin) and Mikey Moore (virus) are expected to remain out.

Tottenham were hugely fortunate to fall to only a 3-2 defeat against Galatasaray with several stars failing to perform in the Europa League clash. The Turkish side could have scored at least two or three more goals as Victor Osimhen ran riot in Istanbul.

Spurs return to Premier League actiopn on Sunday as they face Ipswich Town but head coach Ange Postecoglou could be missing key players