Amid the rainbow revelry of Tottenham's White Hart Lane farewell, there were a number of former players notable by their absence - none more so than Paul Gascoigne.

The Spurs legend missed the parade of 48 former players, who each come out to rapturous applause after the club had beaten Manchester United 2-1 in their last match at the stadium.

Gascoigne's absence had been expected and was borne, by all accounts, of a fear of being around so much revelry. Last week he confirmed he was wanted to "focus on staying well" rather than travelling to north London.

He did send a message to club's fans: “First of all, sorry I can’t get there. I’d like to thank every one of you for one of the best times in my football career.

“The time I had at Spurs was phenomenal. The thing is, sometimes I wish I hated it, because then I wouldn’t miss it so much.