Youngster trains with the first team

Jose Mourinho resisted making a number of changes to his Tottenham team for the FA Cup clash against Middlesbrough.

With Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp and Troy Parrott all possibilities to come in and play given their lack of minutes in the Premier League, the Spurs boss went with a very strong team given their recent poor results and left the trio on the bench.

Fellow academy graduate Dennis Cirkin also made the trip to Teeside but he was 19th man just in case a player dropped out of the matchday squad leading up to the cup clash.

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Rather than sit in the stands and watch the team warm up prior to kick-off, the left-back ran out with his teammates ahead of the game and went through a number of drills as they went through their final preparations.

It was a shame that the talented defender didn't make the 18-man squad but he will no doubt be included in the future as he seems to have caught Mourinho's eye since the boss took on the job back in November.

A huge cheer before kick-off

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Before the game got going both fans had something to cheer about as the ball hit the back of the net.

With the captains and mascots having their pictures taken in the centre circle, one of the home mascots took off with the match ball and made his way towards goal.

He did manage to find the back of the net and his goal was met by a huge cheer as both fans celebrated the youngster scoring.

The loud cheer must have taken him by surprise as he stood there in amazement looking at the fans for a good minute before someone came on the pitch and carried him off.

The mascot in question only turned out to be Hudson Keane, son of Spurs great and Middlesbrough assistant boss Robbie Keane.

He definitely takes after his father!

A very strange pronunciation

Now there are a number of names in the Premier League that many struggle to pronounce.

Paulo Gazzaniga definitely isn't one of them but Middlesbrough's matchday announcer seemed to have a bit of an issue saying the goalkeeper's name.

With the teams on the pitch minutes before the encounter got underway, the announcer ran through the sides with the majority of fans now in their seats.

Instead of saying 'Gazza-niga' the goalkeeper's surname was pronounced as 'Gazz-inga' instead.

It no doubt will have raised a laugh with a few Tottenham fans in the away end.

Dier gets his point across

Eric Dier wasn't best pleased with Gazzaniga midway through the first half as the shot-stopper elected against sending his goal kick across to the left.

Ryan Sessegnon was in acres of space on the wing and a quick ball to the player could have seen him make some tracks down the touchline.

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With Dier pointing for the Argentine to spread the ball to his left, the shot-stopper decided otherwise and took a long punt down the middle of the pitch after ordering the defender and Toby Alderweireld out of his area after they had initially stood either side of the six-yard box.

Dier was quick to make his point to Gazzaniga after the kick had been taken and the Belgian international also chimed in to get his point across.