LONDON -- Tottenham centre-back Toby Alderweireld is likely to be sidelined until after Christmas with a hamstring injury, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Alderweireld pulled up in the 3-1 win over Real Madrid on Nov. 1 and he said afterwards he would be out for "a few weeks."
But Pochettino, speaking ahead of Saturday's North London derby at Arsenal, said the injury was worse than first feared.
"Toby is out. We need to assess him but we expect longer than previously we thought when the problem happened," Pochettino told a news conference on Thursday.
"Maybe after Christmas -- that's the expectation.