Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has admitted that he is not thinking about putting Eric Dier into midfield.

The Englishman has come in for criticism for his displays in defense for Spurs this season.

With the club facing a central midfield injury crisis with Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma both out, Conte was asked if Dier could move up the field.

"For sure we didn't have the time to take into consideration this option. Rodrigo, he had an injury two days ago and for this reason to take also the option, the time was so short that I didn't think of other solutions," said Conte in his pre-match press conference ahead of a Champions League tie against AC Milan.

"The solution we have in our house with the two young players, Skippy and Pape Sarr.

“We are talking about two young players. They are the first game in the Champions League. They are really young, 20 and 22 years old, but we have to be good to help them overcome the emotion, but we trust them."