Why £85m signing did not start for Tottenham as Roberto De Zerbi makes Mykhailo Mudryk admission

Fernandes was left on the bench as Spurs were held to a 0-0 draw at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon, with Conor Gallagher starting ahead of him in the No10 position.The 22-year-old was introduced in the 83rd minute but struggled to impose himself on the game, taking the fewest touches of any Spurs player on the pitch.Fernandes’ exclusion from the starting lineup prompted talk that he may have picked up an injury, with the former West Ham man having struggled for fitness since arriving in north London this summer.De Zerbi, though, admitted after the game that the Portuguese was fit and that the decision not to start him was taken as he believed Gallagher would be better suited to the physical tempo of the game.Substitute: Mateus FernandesGettyA scrappy encounter ended goalless, with S