James Maddison and Mikey Moore were forced to walk to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday after getting stuck in traffic.
Spurs entered their EFL Cup clash with Manchester City in need of a response after falling to a disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace just days earlier.
However, Ange Postecoglou was nearly without two of his stars for the game as Maddison hilariously revealed on his Instagram story.
In a series of posts on Friday the England international detailed how he and Moore were forced to complete the journey to the ground on foot but were able to arrive undetected amongst hordes of supporters.
He wrote: 'Traffic was that bad, me and @mikeymoore_10 had to walk the last mile as we got stuck in standstill traffic and weren't moving.'
Maddison added that the experience of being around the stadium on matchday reminded him of travelling to watch his boyhood club Coventry as a youth.
'Actually loved walking past the pubs and on the streets to the ground with fans.' He continued.
'Reminded me of going to watch Coventry with my dad as a boy. No one had a clue did they @mikeymoore_10.'
Despite their unconventional arrival, the pair had a night to remember as Spurs defeated Pep Guardiola's side.
Timo Werner fired the hosts into the lead after just five minutes before Pape Matar Sarr doubled their advantage.
The Citizens fired back on the brink of the interval through Mateus Nunes and Spurs faced a nervy second-half as City chased an equaliser.
As City continued to press, the 17-year-old Moore was handed his first appearance in the competition as a second-half substitute, coming on to replace Brennan Johnson with 20 minutes remaining as his side held on to win.
The appearance off the bench comes after Moore was handed his first Premier League start in the defeat at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Spurs will now face Manchester United in the EFL Cup quarter-finals next month as they look to move one step closer to ending their 16-year trophy drought.