Tanguy Ndombele: Jose Mourinho slates Tottenham's record signing

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho singled out the club's £54m record signing Tanguy Ndombele for criticism after substituting the midfielder at half-time within the 1-1 draw at Burnley.

Spurs dominated the midfield in the opening 45 minutes and Burnley capitalized when Chris Wood put the hosts ahead.

Ndombele and Oliver Skipp made way for Giovani lo Celso and Lucas Moura at the break as Spurs fought back for a draw.

"In the first half we didn't have a midfield," said Mourinho.

"Of course I'm not speaking of Skipp because he's a kid of 19 who's played two hours in the previous couple of days. i do not criticize him in the least .

"But I'm not getting to run away and that i have to be compelled to say he [Ndombele] has had enough time to return to a special level.

"I know the Premier League is difficult, and a few players take a protracted time to adapt to a special league.

"But a player together with his potential has got to give us quite he's giving us, especially after you see how Lucas, Lo Celso, and those players are playing. i used to be expecting more within the first half of him."

The double change worked for Tottenham as they put during a much-improved second-half display and Dele Alli's penalty earned the visitors some extent .

Mourinho suggested Ndombele - who joined Spurs from Lyon last summer and has made 24 appearances this season - may find it difficult to induce back to the side.

"Many fantastic players in their first season, in an exceedingly new country, for different reasons they struggle," the former Chelsea and Manchester United boss added. "There are many samples of that.

"He's a player with great talent. He must know he has got to do much better and know I cannot keep giving him opportunities to play because the team is much more important."