Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho made clear his feelings about Tanguy Ndombele after their 1-1 draw at Burnley.

Mourinho was less than impressed with the £52million man, who was dragged off at half-time along with central midfield partner Oliver Skipp with Spurs a goal down.

And not for the first time Ndombele fell foul of his boss's comments after the match.

"We didn't have a midfield in the first half," Mourinho blasted. "I think more important than the tactics is to have midfield players who want the ball, to connect the game, to have them press and recover the ball. To have midfield players to win duels. We didn't have it.

"Of course I am not speaking about Skipp, he is a kid of 19 who played two hours of football a few days ago. I am not critical with Skipp at all.

"I am not going to run away. I have to say Tanguy has had enough time to come to a different level. I know the Premier League is very difficult, I know that some players take a long time.

"But a player with his potential, his responsibility, he has to give us more. And especially when you see the way Lo Celso played, every minute I was expecting more in the first half."

Mourinho continued: “I was expecting players not tired to give more to the team and I think somebody [Ndombele] has to realise this is the Premier League.

“I think this is probably a new experience, the first time he comes to Burnley, and I hope next season he can be fantastic, because until now isn't enough.

“Many fantastic players in their first season in a new country, for different reasons, they struggle. There are many, many examples of that.

“He's a player with great talent and has to know he has to do much better and know I cannot keep giving him opportunities to play because the team is much more important than the players, and the players must be on the pitch as a consequence of their performance. This is performance-level football."