Football news - Tanguy Ndombele did not want to play, says Mourinho

Harry Kane and Dele Alli led a second-half fightback as Spurs came to life to claim a 2-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Mourinho left club record signing Tanguy Ndombele out of the squad, later explaining that the French midfielder had told him he was not ready to play because he was worried he could suffer a relapse of the injuries which hampered his start at the club.

"I cannot say that he is injured because in five minutes we start a training session that you could watch from the stands and he will be training normally," Mourinho told his post-match press conference.

"So I cannot say he is injured. I can say that yesterday he told me he was not feeling in condition to play the game, not based on injury but on fears of previous injuries that he has had since the start of the season, two, three or four muscular injuries and the feeling of not being ready to start the game.

"But I cannot say that he is injured, I can only say he is not in condition which is a different thing."

Ndombele has recently been recovering from a groin injury.