FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Second Qualifying Round - Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Tottenham Hotspur - Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - September 17, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho reacts REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says he questioned Tanguy Ndombele's professionalism last season but still has faith in the France midfielder, who scored a late winner against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Thursday's Europa League match.
Ndombele arrived for a club record 54 million pounds ($69.91 million) last year but struggled to make an impact, with injuries limiting him to 17 starts and Mourinho singling him out for criticism before the COVID-19 shutdown.
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