Tottenham team news: Antonio Conte told to start Ryan Sessegnon against Burnley

Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge reckons that Ryan Sessegnon needs a long run in the side to prove himself at Tottenham – and has urged Antonio Conte to start him tonight.

Spurs travel to Burnley hoping to build on their impressive victory over Manchester City last time out.

It’s been another difficult season for the 21-year-old, but he is getting more minutes than ever before in a Tottenham career.

His start at City on Saturday was his fourth in the last nine Premier League games. Three of those have been against the current top-three, highlighting exactly how much Conte trusts the left-sided attacker, who joined for £25m from Fulham in 2019.

However, Sessegnon still hasn’t started consecutive games since January 2020, with Sergio Reguilon still widely seen as Conte’s first-choice left wing-back.

But the Spaniard missed the 3-2 victory over Pep Guardiola’s side having returned a positive Covid-19 test and isn’t expected to be available in time for the clash at Turf Moor.

Should Reguilon miss out, Sessegnon is in line for another start, and Bridge wants Conte to pick him instead of Matt Doherty, who’s played on the left four times this season despite the 27-cap Republic of Ireland international being right-footed.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “My hope for Sessegnon is, he has a few games and gets a good run. If Reguilon is out Wednesday, just keep playing him. Doherty is not a left wing-back, Doherty playing left wing-back, you might as well go home, it’s a waste of time.”

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It was another steady display from Sessegnon, who was Spurs’ 10th-best player on the day according to WhoScored.

That perhaps didn’t do his performance justice, though. Sessegnon not only made