Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has asked manager Antonio Conte to "elaborate" on his explosive post-match outburst, during which he labelled Tottenham 's players "selfish" and criticised owner Daniel Levy.
The Spurs boss slammed Hojbjerg and his team-mates after they squandered a 3-1 lead to draw with rock-bottom side Southampton on Saturday, sparking a 10-minute tirade which is sure to go down as one of the Premier League 's most infamous post-match rants. "Tottenham's story is this," Conte fumed in the St Mary's media room. "20 years there is the owner and they never won something. Why?"
With the Italian now expected to be sacked by Levy later this week, Hojbjerg has become the first player to respond. "We've all seen it," the 27-year-old told reporters in his native Denmark. "[It was a] very honest and very open press conference he gave.
