Tottenham star flying back to London to examine injury after another blow ahead of Fulham

Cristian Romero is expected back in north London tomorrow to assess the extent of his ankle injury after withdrawing from Argentina's 2-0 win over Peru this morning.

The World Cup winner picked up the injury earlier in the game but stayed on and played until the first half when he was replaced.

Romero has been one of the outstanding players for the Lilywhites and a long-term layoff will mean be a blow to their strong start to the campaign.

Argentina, meanwhile, ran out 2-0 winners with two goals and another sublime performance from Lionel Messi who continues to be in the discussion for the world's best player despite now playing his football in the United States.

The injury to Romero adds to the concerns over the captain Son Heung-min who was limping during and after the game against Vietnam.

The Spurs captain however finished the game and explained why he's had to be careful during the international break: He told reporters: ‘I was worried about whether to play in today’s game, but I couldn’t accept coming to Korea and not playing in front of the fans.

"I discussed with the coach and told him I would play in the game. I couldn’t participate much in training, but I’m grateful to the coach for respecting my decision."

Tottenham will hope both are fine or at least nothing long-term after what has been a great start to the campaign.