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Lee Wilmot

The Tottenham star who is a 'problem' for Mauricio Pochettino and it's not Christian Eriksen

Mauricio Pochettino will be pleased with the points return from the opening two games of the Premier League season.

Victory over Aston Villa was followed by a hard-fought draw away at champions Manchester City on Saturday.

There have been continued question marks over Christian Eriksen's future at Spurs, while a new issue reared its head at the start of the season when defender Jan Vertonghen was left out of the squad for the game with Villa, despite not being injured.

Vertonghen returned to the squad for the City clash, but was an unused substitute.

Pochettino has admitted that the European transfer window not closing until September 2 - three-and-a-half weeks after the Premier League window closed - is unsettling, with rumours around the likes of Eriksen.

But the Spurs boss has another problem on his hands, albeit a much nice problem to have - naming his best XI.

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Lucas Moura came off the bench to score the equaliser against City at the Etihad on Saturday, and former Spurs player Paul Robinson believes the Brazilian is a "problem" for Pochettino.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Robinson said: "It would appear it's becoming more and more apparent that [he mist fit him in].

"He gives Spurs another dynamic, his pace and directness gives them another element, he immediately puts defenders on the back foot because they know he's got the pace and they know he can run in behind.

"He's becoming a problem for Pochettino because he's almost becoming a player that has to be picked."

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