“Still painful”, “full time treatment”: Tottenham ace provides injury update

Lucas Moura has confirmed he is receiving “full time treatment” in the hope he can return quickly from a knee injury, but admits the knock is “still painful” ahead of a crucial run of games for Tottenham.

Mauricio Pochettino will be in desperate need of Lucas if Harry Kane’s ankle injury is serious. Kane limped off after the final whistle in Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United at Wembley, and the swelling on his ankle still hasn’t gone down enough for the striker to have a scan.

Kane has missed multiple matches over the last two seasons with a similar ankle problem. Any ligament damage could see him miss the next few games, which has come at a bad time for Spurs with Son Heung-min having left for ...