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Alan Shearer questions why Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld haven’t been playing for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their 11th Premier League defeat of the campaign at the hands of Sheffield United on Thursday, and will hope to make up for the loss with a victory against Everton tonight.

There are just six games left for Spurs this term, and how they fare in them will determine if they will be playing European football next term.

The defeat at Bramall Lane dealt a massive blow on their chances of playing Champions League in 2020-21, and the performance has got Alan Shearer wondering why Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld were both on the bench given how defensively inept Tottenham looked at the back.