The north Londoners are five points off the top of the table as they try to catch pace-setters Liverpool and Manchester City. This gritty success was the ideal preparation for hosting Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday. Leicester have lost four of their last five league games, increasing the pressure on under-fire boss Claude Puel. Trippier’s short corner found the unmarked Christian Eriksen and he whipped a pin-point cross towards Sanchez six yards from goal. Replays showed the Colombia defender was just onside as he scored his first goal for Tottenham since his 2017 move from Ajax.

Source: The Guardian February 10, 2019 15:33 UTC