Tottenham coach Antonio Conte has rubbished suggestions he may have to drop Son Heung-min.

The South Korean forward has not been at his best in recent games, struggling to find the back of the net.

Speaking about Son ahead of their eventual 2-0 win in the Premier League over Brighton on Wednesday, Conte only had positive things to say about the attacker.

"For me, Sonny is an important player. A player who can move a result in the end. It can happen that a player can be in not the best form or a period that he's not playing so well, because we're talking a player who plays every game, but for me, he is playing well and that doesn't depend if a player scores a goal or not," he said, per football.london.

"For me, it's about their performance totally. Sonny is a player in my thoughts and in my plan and that's also for his commitment.

"So he has to start. I don't have an idea to drop him. Honestly, no. It doesn't happen. I'm not crazy to do something like this."