Although it was gathered that Tottenham lost to Norwich City at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium but Spurs fans can take a positive from the game, which saw injury players feature in the game.
Premier League clubs have been involved in friendly games behind closed doors to build their players fitness ahead of the league resumption on June 17th,and Jose Mourinho decided to engage his players.
According to reports gathered from Spurs official website, Harry Kane captained the London side. If you recall that Kane was initially ruled out of the season after he picked up an injury in the 2-1 loss to Southampton in January 2020.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min and Steven Bergwijn, were also injured before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
South Korean, Son had not played since February while new signing Bergwijn reportedly picked up an injury in the game against Burnley on March 7.
The friendly against Norwich was divided into four quarters of 30 minutes. This enabled both clubs make changes in the game.
Erik Lamela put Jose Mourinho side lead in the 24th minute, when he was aissted by a Bergwijn cross to head the ball pass Tim Krul.
Former Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho reportedly introduced Dele Alli and Moussa Sissoko in the third quarter.
Norwich City got two goals in the final ten minutes to ensure the game ended 2-1.
Meanwhile north London side will play their first game once the season resumes with a home game against Manchester United on June 19th 2020.
Also, same Friday, June 19th Norwich City will host Southampton at the Carrow Road.
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