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Gary Neville Names the Tottenham Player Mauricio Pochettino Should Have Benched in 2-2 Man City Draw

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has suggested Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino made a mistake in starting Christian Eriksen in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Saturday.

After the Dane's pivotal performance against Aston Villa in the Premier League opener, he struggled to make an impact against Pep Guardiola's side.

Having been largely ineffective for the whole match, he was taken off in stoppage time by Pochettino and Neville had thought Lucas Moura should have gotten the nod ahead of the 27-year-old.

Neville spoke on the selection of Eriksen during Sky Sports' coverage of the fixture, in which he stated as quoted by HITC: “I’m surprised Moura isn’t playing because he provides pace that would cause Laporte and Otamendi problems.