Hossam Ghaly has again asked the Tottenham fans to forgive him, reports skysports.com. The Egyptian midfielder threw a strop when being substituted, some 18 months ago.

"I made one mistake when I took off my shirt when I was substituted, I have explained in the past," he told skysports.com.

"It was because of frustration with my performance and not the manager, I apologised to the manager immediately and I also apologised to the Spurs fans on the club's official website. I want the fans to know that I am truly sorry for what happened at that time but that was in the past and this is now.

"If the manager puts me on the pitch I promise that I will give everything for him, for the team and for the fans.

"I want them to judge me on my performance should I get the chance and not something which happened in the past and which I cannot change."