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Kieran King

Tottenham star left with egg on face after passing to Richarlison before he'd come on

Oliver Skipp will always remember his first Champions League start at the San Siro - but he will not want to recall the moment he passed the ball to Richarlison before the Tottenham striker had even come on.

Spurs were beaten 1-0 at AC Milan in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie courtesy of Brahim Diaz's first-half strike. However, Antonio Conte's side had chances to score and emerged with plenty of positives heading into the second-leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month.

Someone who impressed for Spurs on the night was Skipp, who deputised for the injured Rodrigo Bentancur in midfield, with the Uruguayan out until the end of the season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. That gave 22-year-old Skipp a chance to impress and cement his place in the XI.

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