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Tottenham boss Mourinho 'really proud' of Tanganga debut

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho praised Japhet Tanganga after his made his Premier League debut in defeat to Liverpool.

Mourinho was delighted with the youngster defeat the 1-0 reverse.

He said, “In spite of the result, I think a bottle of champagne for him and everybody in the Academy who worked with him in the years of his formation.

“I'm really proud of the kid and I know that everyone in the Club is happy, because he showed composure, very good personality and playing Salah and Mane is not the same thing as the players you play in the Under-19s, and the kid was very, very good. A game for him to remember, of course, the result to forget."

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