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Nov 24, 2013 at 1.30pm UK
 
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Navas (1', 90'), Sandro (34' og.), Aguero (41', 50'), Negredo (55')
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Hugo Lloris receives Gary Mabbutt backing

Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Gary Mabbutt leaps to the defence of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for his errors in the 6-0 thumping to Manchester City on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur legend Gary Mabbutt has moved to defend goalkeeper Hugo Lloris's performance in the 6-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

Two lacklustre clearances from the France international led to City's opening two goals in the rout at the Etihad Stadium, with Jesus Navas capitalising on the first error after just 14 seconds of play, before another under-hit punt ultimately saw Sandro divert the ball into his own net.

While Mabbutt described both mistakes as "glaringly bad clearances", the former defender is convinced that the 26-year-old's outfield teammates could have done more to render the errors academic.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, the 52-year-old said: "Hugo in my opinion is one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League and has had a fantastic season so far.

"The two clearances where not what you would expect from him, normally his ball kicking is excellent.

"If you get a keeper that makes a couple of defensive mistakes, you have still got other players to make up for that and cover for you. They were glaring bad clearances from him but there was more the team could have done."

The North London outfit travel to Norway for a clash with Tromso in the Europa League on Thursday, before welcoming Premier League champions Manchester United to White Hart Lane on Sunday.

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