Tottenham Hotspur will be facing a nervous wait after being handed a potential injury scare just a week before the North London Derby against Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a potential injury scare just a week before the North London Derby against Arsenal.
Spurs are currently in the middle of the November international break, the final two-week hiatus from top-flight action of the calendar year.
Thomas Frank and Co. will be facing a nervous wait to hope that the Tottenham players who have travelled to represent their country will return to the club with no injury or fitness concerns.
However, that may not be the case as Pape Matar Sarr has handed Spurs a potential injury worry just a week before the international break comes to an end.
Sarr was in action for Senegal against Brazil on Saturday afternoon in an international friendly at the Emirates Stadium.
The Tottenham midfielder was named in the starting line-up by manager Pape Thiaw, but was forced to be withdrawn from the contest in the 49th minute.
Sarr went to ground after a challenge with Manchester United forward Matheus Cunha for Brazil, and was subsequently substituted to be replaced by Bayern Munich star and Chelsea loanee Nicolas Jackson.
Brazil had take a 2-0 lead going into the half-time interval, with goals from Chelsea forward Estevao Willian and Man United midfielder Casemiro.
It remains to be seen what the severity of the potential injury could be, with Senegal also set to face Kenya on Tuesday in their final match of the international break.
The game also saw Arsenal handed their own injury concern as Gabriel Magalhaes was substituted for Brazil with a potential injury in the second half.
Frank has regularly relied on Sarr in the Tottenham midfield this season, with the 23-year-old starting and playing the full 90 minutes in each of the last two Premier League matches against Chelsea and Man United.
Spurs will return to Premier League action on November 23 where they will face Arsenal in the North London Derby at the Emirates, and it remains to be seen if Sarr will be available for the fixture.