The toughness of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg cannot be questioned as the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was determined to play through the pain after being injured in a tackle from Brentford’s Josh Dasilva. Jose Mourinho had to physically pull Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg away from the touchline as the Dane attempted to return to see out the Carabao Cup match despite the blood that was streaming down his shin. Dasilva threw himself into an aggressive tackle on Hojbjerg with just minutes remaining in the semi-final and after double-checking with VAR, referee Mike Dean made the decision to send off the Brentford man. Could hear Mourinho shout "it's a disgrace" when replay shown on big screen. READ NEXT – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wonders if Jurgen Klopp is trying to influence officials with penalty jibeRead More About: carabao cup, jose mourinho, pierre-emile hojbjerg, tottenham hotspur

Source: Sky sports January 06, 2021 08:37 UTC