The upshot to Richarlison joining Solanke on the sidelines is that deadline-day signing Mathys Tel, who replaced him at Anfield, will likely have to lead the line in Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Aston Villa – now an enormous game in Spurs' season.

New Tottenham signing Mathys Tel would like to move to Man Utd in the summer transfer window if a deal becomes possible, according to reports.

Mathys Tel was the story of the January transfer window, with the Bayern Munich wonderkid the subject of a thrilling transfer race between several Premier League giants. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United were all interested in signing the 19-year-old after he decided to leave Munich in pursuit of more regular game time.