Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris struggles to put private life problems behind him

A second-minute blunder against Barcelona was not an ideal start on his return to action but the Spurs goalkeeper aims to keep battling to get back to his best

Hugo Lloris had not played since 27 August and everybody knows what has happened since – the drink-driving conviction; the ugly details in court; the shame and humiliation.

That last appearance at Manchester United, where Tottenham won 3-0, was three days after Lloris’s arrest and, when he injured himself during the match, Mauricio Pochettino put it down to the “massive stress” the goalkeeper was feeling because of his off-field problems.

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