Alderweireld will have a scan today after his injury at the Hawthorns. He misses tomorrow’s Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen Catherine Ivill/Getty ImagesToby Alderweireld received a boost last night when he was told he had suffered only nerve bruising to his knee and is likely to recover quickly. The Tottenham Hotspur defender will have a scan today to confirm there is no other damage, but is confident he has escaped a lengthy spell on the sidelines after he reported feeling better yesterday despite the injury making his knee feel numb. The Belgian was initially feared to have damaged ligaments when he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher after colliding with Jan Vertonghen, his fellow defender, but he walked out of…

Source: The Times October 16, 2016 23:00 UTC