Tottenham star Guglielmo Vicario has revealed Cristian Romero apologised to the squad following his sending off in the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.

The Spurs star has also admitted the lengthy list of absentees is taking its toll, which was also the case last season. The United match turned when Spurs captain Romero was shown a red card for a strong challenge on United midfielder Casemiro.

It was Romero’s second sending-off in the space of seven weeks and occurred following his criticism of the club’s squad depth earlier this week.

“He’s disappointed because he knows that this red card could have been avoidable. He apologised,” Vicario said of Romero. “He’s our captain, he made a mistake, but we know the player he is. He’s going to come back for sure stronger and will help us massively.

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