Former Leeds United star Archie Gray has been handed another disappointment with Tottenham as they suffered defeat to strugglers Leicester City.
The Foxes ended a run of nine games without a win under Ruud van Nistelrooy after coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. Gray featured at right-back and has proved his importance to Ange Postecoglou, who is under increasing pressure, after featuring prominently during an injury crisis in North London.
Gray progressed through the Leeds academy before becoming a first-team regular under Daniel Farke and established himself as a fan favourite which saw his departure in the summer disappoint supporters.
Jamie Vardy cancelled out Richarlison's opener as the 38-year-old ghosted between Ben Davies and Gray to bundle the ball over the line. Minutes later, the strugglers completed the turnaround when Bobby Reid teed up Bilal El Khannous.
For the versatility and reliability of the 18-year-old, Spurs continue to struggle with Sunday's defeat a fourth straight in the Premier League.
After enduring a difficult start to his career with Postecoglou's side, there was speculation over a possible return. However, the Leeds boss shut down the mumurs.
"I don’t speak about other players who are under contract at other clubs," Farke said. "I’m a bit reluctant to do any comments who are not under contract anymore.
"Our fingers are crossed for Archie and his whole career. If you want some recommendation, he already has my telephone number but I keep it pretty private what I recommend."
As for Postecoglou, the Spurs boss still believes in his players and praised them for their commitment despite a poor run of results. Yeah, it hurts," he said. "It hurts a lot. The players gave everything again.
"We are going to look at a lot of things, but in terms of effort I can't ask anymore of this group, things just didn't go our way today. "We created some good opportunities and unfortunately things just didn't drop for us because not because the players weren't trying and that's the main thing.
"The players are giving everything they can. That is all we can ask for as a football club and me as a manager. They are trying their hardest and that is all anyone can ask for.
"You can analyse the goals, they were disappointing goals for us to concede, but I thought we had enough chances in the game to come out on top.