TOTTENHAM were hit with more than just a late equaliser against Manchester United as Thomas Frank looks set to lose yet another attacker to injury.
Striker Randal Kolo Muani, who started his third straight Premier League game on Saturday, has withdrawn from France’s squad for the upcoming international break.
The 26-year-old was taken off at half-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with his side a goal down before late drama saw Spurs go ahead and proceed to throw it away.
Richarlison was picked on the left alongside Kolo Muani for the match and looked to have won the game in the 91st minute after diverting Wilson Odobert’s goal-bound shot with his head but Matthijs de Ligt equalised just moments before the full-time whistle.
The result leaves Frank with as many home league wins as he has fit senior strikers, one.
Even that one is debatable with Dane Scarlett, 21, having never started a league fixture for the club.
Richarlison is also a versatile front man but has been selected from wide in recent weeks.
Mathys Tel was a second half sub on for Xavi Simons and can play up front but is likewise preferred on the wing since his January move from Bayern Munich.
It was the Frenchman who got Spurs back into the game and he is now set for a bigger role in the team after Kolo Muani was forced to abandon his country’s international camp before it had even began.
A statement from France confirmed that Florian Thauvin comes in for matches against Ukraine and Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying.
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Things could get worse for Tottenham with reports that Kolo Muani will be out for at least six weeks with the possibility of surgery meaning he could still be sidelined for months in a worst case.
Frank is already without Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, and James Maddison through injury.
Kolo Muani has failed to score for Tottenham since joining on loan over the summer.
Speaking after the draw, Frank was hopeful that the injury would not be serious.
Frank said: “He actually struggled a little bit, but nothing big.”
The Lilywhites have a defining run of games coming up after the break with a trip to Arsenal next on the agenda.
They then travel to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League as well as going to Newcastle United and hosting Frank’s old employers Brentford before the first week of December ends.