Antonio Conte was forced to apologise to Heung-Min Son after subbing Tottenham Hotspur star off in the north London derby.
Son had scored Spurs' third goal of the game in the emphatic 3-0 win, boosting their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League by going within one point of bitter rivals Arsenal, who were reduced to 10 men in the first half thanks to Rob Holding 's "stupid" red card. But despite the game being wrapped up by minute 72, the South Korean was still disappointed to be withdrawn in place of Steven Bergwijn.
That was because Son only needed one more strike to go level with Premier League top goalscorer Mohamed Salah in the race for the golden boot, having netted 22 this season for Liverpool. Son was visibly upset while trudging off the pitch, prompting an apologetic Conte to cuddle him post-match during the celebrations.
