Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he couldn't find a place for Jan Vertonghen for their 3-1 defeat of Aston Villa.

Pochettino claimed there was nothing untoward about the absence of Vertonghen, who is in the final year of his contract.

Pochettino said: "We have plenty of very good players in all positions. Of course we are only going to play with 11 in each game. We cannot play with 12 or 13.

"This is my sixth season, I think everyone knows me. I am going to play the players who I believe deserve to play. There is not any issue, only my decision was to play with Toby (Alderweireld) and Davinson."