Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou responds to claims Cristian Romero suffered with 'tiredness' in Arsenal loss after being forced to return from international duty on commercial flight

Ange Postecoglou has responded to claims Cristian Romeo was tired against Arsenal after returning from international duty on a commercial flight.

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• Postecoglou responds to claim that Romeo was tired
• Argentine defender at fault during Arsenal's goal
• Gunners beat Spurs 1-0 in derby

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Tottenham Hotspur suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Arsenal on Sunday in the season's first North London derby as Gabriel Magalhaes netted the winner for the Gunners. Centre-back Cristian Romeo was at fault as he was easily shrugged off by the Brazilian before he converted a clinical header.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  After the game, The Sun reported that the Argentine defender reposted on social media a claim from Argentine reporter Gaston Edul that the player was tired in the derby clash as he had landed just five days before the all-important match from international duty after Spurs did not provide a private jet. Postecoglou, however, has now claimed that he had no information about Romero's fatigue before the game.

• WHAT ANGE POSTECOGLOU SAID

  Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the Spurs manager said, "It wasn’t mentioned to me before the game. I knew nothing about it. The players got back on Thursday and we had a Sunday game. No one reported anything other than the usual checks of people coming back from international duty so prior to the game – no one said anything."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM?

  The Lilywhites will be back in action on Wednesday night as they take on Coventry City away from home in an EFL Cup third-round clash.