The French champions were strongly linked with the England international during the summer, but a move failed to materialise before the deadline.
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Brazilian striker Vinicius netted from close range after Gareth Bale’s superb long-range free kick was tipped onto the bar by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand before Argentine Lo Celso wrapped up the win with 20 minutes remaining.
The Amazon Prime documentary: “All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur,” followed the club during the 2019-20 season, during which Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager, before guiding them to a sixth-placed Premier League finish.
Two thousand supporters will be back in the stadium for the contest and they will hope to see their top-of-the-table Spurs side inflict more misery on their out-of-form neighbours.
Chelsea, who won three league titles under Mourinho, spent long periods camped in the Spurs half but struggled to break through the disciplined defending that was a hallmark of the Portuguese coach’s two spells in charge at Stamford Bridge.
The 27-year-old footballer, who is the third Tottenham Hotspur player to be caught up in a crime in recent months, had previously raised fears he was being targeted by a gang.
Both teams had first-half chances, the best of which fell to Son Heung-min, whose close-range shot was blocked.
Spurs have won 10 of their 14 matches in all competitions so far and enter this weekend’s action third in the division, two points off leaders and champions Liverpool.
Kane is only the third Spurs player to reach the milestone and the 27-year-old is eight goals behind Bobby Smith and could threaten Jimmy Greaves’s record of 266.
“Honestly unbelievable. The craziest thing is I’m not even surprised anymore. Disgusting,” Sessegnon, who joined the Bundesliga club on loan from Tottenham Hotspur last month, wrote on Instagram.
It was Bale’s first goal since returning to the club from Real Madrid
Veteran striker Lior Refaelov’s first-half goal gave Antwerp their second win in Group J and put them top with six points, three ahead of Spurs and LASK of Austria.
The Portuguese manager added that the Wales forward would be ready to “fly” when he takes the field against Royal Antwerp in the Europa League later on Thursday.
But the Portuguese manager says some of the credit has to go to his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino.
LASK topped a group that featured Sporting Lisbon, PSV and Rosenborg in last season’s Europa League but Tottenham, despite making a raft of changes from their 3-3 draw with West Ham, never looked troubled.
Jose Mourinho’s men thumped Manchester United 6-1 at Old Trafford to climb up to sixth in the Premier League, one point better off than London rivals West Ham, who are also in good form.
The Wales international has signed a five-year deal at the Premier League club after beating the domestic transfer deadline
“Because he never beat me,” Mourinho told reporters on Friday.
It was Manchester United’s joint worst loss in the Premier League era —- equalling their 6-1 defeat by Manchester City in 2011.
Son Heung-min and Harry Kane each scored twice for Spurs while Manchester United’s Anthony Martial was sent off in the 28th minute.