Tottenham will assess defenders Toby Alderweireld and Danny Rose today but are optimistic that neither player sustained a serious injury in Saturday’s pulsating 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Spurs are already without Jan Vertonghen for the next six weeks and Alderweireld was replaced after 65 minutes at the Etihad with a tight hamstring. Rose played the full match but left the stadium with his knee in a brace.

The players had a day off on Sunday and flew to Barcelona, where manager Mauricio Pochettino owns a house, for warm weather training until Wednesday. The pair will be assessed before today’s session but are unlikely to be risked in Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round match with Wycombe Wanderers.

Kevin Wimmer replaced Vertonghen in the team at City but was hauled off at half-time for goal-scorer Son Heung-Min after being booked.

The 24-year-old had a run in the side at the same point of last season, when Vertonghen injured his knee ligaments, and he says he is ready to step-up again.

“It’s not the first time I had this situation. I train every day and learn a lot from the other guys, from Toby and Jan especially,” Wimmer said. “I always try to look at what they do and when I get my chances, I try to copy them a little bit. Of course I try to do my best but it’s not easy when you don’t play every week. You always have to be ready as a footballer — and I am.



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