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Postecoglou blanks Udogie after ‘mad’ moment sees Tottenham reduced to NINE men

DESTINY UDOGIE was blanked by Ange Postecoglou after being sent off for Tottenham.

The full-back was shown a second yellow card after a rash lunge on Raheem Sterling during the clash with Chelsea.

Ange Postecoglou blanked Destiny Udogie following his sending off
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Ange Postecoglou blanked Destiny Udogie following his sending offCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Udogie's moment of "madness" saw Spurs go down to nine men after Cristian Romero's earlier dismissal.

Having been lucky to avoid a red in the first half, the Italian slid in on Sterling in an attempt to win the ball back.

However, the Chelsea man beat him to the ball, with Udogie appearing aware he was set to be sent off by Michael Oliver.

As he trudged off the pitch and down the tunnel, though, his manager Postecoglou did not react.

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The Spurs boss remained focused on the action on the pitch as he blanked the 20-year-old defender.

Meanwhile, Gary Neville described Udogie's tackle as "madness" following the incident.

His dismissal came after Spurs had already been reduced to ten men in the first half.

Romero was shown a straight red card after a VAR review penalised him for a foul on Enzo Fernandez.

Udogie was shown a second yellow card for his challenge on Raheem Sterling
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Udogie was shown a second yellow card for his challenge on Raheem SterlingCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

The challenge also resulted in a penalty for the visitors, with Cole Palmer scoring to pull his side level.

Spurs had been in front through Dejan Kulusevski before the two red cards forced them into a defensive approach.

But they ended up losing 4-1 after a Nicolas Jackson hat-trick sealed three points for the Blues.

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