Saturday 27 December 2014 09:35, UK
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino eased fears over Hugo Lloris's fitness by confirming the France goalkeeper was unharmed after a collision with Leicester striker Jamie Vardy.
Lloris will be fit for Sunday's home match against Manchester United despite going down in an incident that brought back memories of the moment he was knocked out against Everton 13 months ago.
That is a massive boost for Pochettino as Lloris's performance helped Tottenham win 2-1 at bottom-of-the-table Leicester on Friday despite being outplayed for long periods.
"He has only a cut inside his mouth. It was not like last time when he was unconscious at Everton," Pochettino said.
"He will not need clearance to play against Manchester United. This was nothing like before.
"From my position it was difficult to see the incident. But it is not serious and he will play. He is very brave."
Tottenham's win may have been scrappy but it ensured they kept in touch with fourth-placed Southampton in the race to qualify for the Champions League.
"I am very happy," said Pochettino after goals from Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen sealed a third straight league win.
"I thought we managed the game well. I think Leicester played very well in the second half but always in football you need a bit of luck.
"I am happy for them and I am happy for the team. It was a very good result.
"The reason they both keep scoring is they always try to get into scoring positions and they have the desire to score.
"It is not one of those things - they train hard for this. They both keep wanting to score. "Christian has a free role. I think he is a player you need to give confidence."
