LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has hit back at Arne Slot, after the Liverpool boss criticised Micky van de Ven for a “reckless” tackle that left Alexander Isak with a broken leg.

This tackle from Micky van de Ven (left) caused the problem. / Marc Atkins/Getty Images Thomas Frank vehemently disagreed with Arne Slot’s assessment that Micky van de Ven had been “reckless” with the ...

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Thomas Frank has defended Micky van de Ven after Liverpool boss Arne Slot called his tackle on Alexander Isak “reckless”. The Sweden international is expected to be sidelined for a few months after he ...

Thomas Frank has hit back at Arne Slot after the Liverpool head coach criticised Micky van de Ven for a “reckless” challenge that left Alexander Isak with a fractured leg. Frank said Van de Ven’s ...

Thomas Frank hit back at Arne Slot's accusation that Micky van de Ven's tackle on Alexander Isak was reckless and guaranteed to risk injury 10 times out of 10. Isak suffered a broken leg while scoring ...

Thomas Frank has defended Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven after his challenge on Alexander Isak was described as “reckless” by Liverpool boss Arne Slot. Isak scored in Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Spurs ...

Isak at the weekend suffered a fractured leg from a Van de Ven sliding tackle as he opened the scoring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Slot labelled Van de Ven’s tackle as “reckless” after ...

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank launched a passionate defence of Micky van de Ven after Liverpool boss Arne Slot was critical of the centre-back's challenge that left Alexander Isak with a fractured ...