Thomas Frank has provided an injury update on Cristian Romero after he was injured in the warm-up prior to Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.

Romero had not missed a minute of Premier League football this season, having taken on the captain’s armand following Heung-min Son’s departure over the summer.

The Argentine international was named in the starting lineup for Sunday’s clash with Villa, but headed down the tunnel early after pulling up during his side’s warm-up.

Romero was subsequently replaced by Kevin Danso in the starting lineup, with Micky Van de Ven taking the captain’s armband.

Asked about the nature of Romero’s injury at full-time, Frank told Sky Sports: ‘Minor abductor injury. He felt a little bit the past few days. We expected him to be fine but he wasn’t. I don’t thi

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