Tottenham Hotspur fans have been left fuming by the performance of Eric Dier after he was asked to play at centre-back on Sunday afternoon.

Jose Mourinho named a strong side for their FA Cup third-round tie at Middlesbrough with the England international being named as part of a back three.

Boro opened the scoring in the 50th minute through Ashley Fletcher before Lucas Moura salvaged the draw just over ten minutes later with a fine header from Serge Aurier's cross.

Both teams will have to do battle again in order to secure their place in the fourth round with the draw coming later this evening.

Several supporters took to Twitter to slam Dier following the full-time whistle at the Riverside Stadium...

The 25-year-old was labelled 'average' and 'terrible' while one member of the travelling support singled out his lack of pace by claiming that a snail moves quicker than he does.

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Others went as far as suggesting that Dier is at the same standard as their Championship opposition with another blasting him for being a 'League 2 player at best.'

Meanwhile, comments suggesting that Spurs should get rid of him also surfaced as one supporter believed he should have been sold two summers ago...

And finally, much of the away crowd were perplexed to why the midfielder was chosen to start over Oliver Skipp or Davinson Sanchez, particularly the latter given that he's actually a central defender.

Per SofaScore, Dier won just two of his six aerial duels, lost possession 12 times and conceded three fouls.

Spurs await their fate later tonight, but Mourinho's side will need significant improvement before they can secure their place in the fourth round as it is now just one victory in five attempts.

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