Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Tottenham captain Gary Mabbutt said he had no issue with Hugo Lloris' post-match comments after Spurs' Europa League exit last Thursday.

Despite holding a two-goal advantage from the first leg, Jose Mourinho's side were sent crashing out after losing 3-0 on the night, and 3-2 on aggregate, to Dinamo Zagreb following a wretched performance in the Croatian capital.

Lloris spoke to BT Sport after the game, and the Tottenham skipper pulled no punches, brandishing the result a "disgrace", whilst also questioning club's mentality.

The defeat came just three days after Spurs' top-four hopes suffered a major blow at rivals Arsenal, but Mabbutt admitted that Lloris was well within his rights to question his teammates.

He told Football FanCast:

"I have been asked a couple of times about Hugo's comments. Hugo is probably one of the most respected goalkeepers in the world - a World Cup winner with France, and of course in the dressing room is a big character.

"So to come out and say what he did, that wouldn't have been just said to the media but that would have been said in the dressing room - whether after the Arsenal game or Zagreb game. He would have made it clear to the players what he felt, and then made it public.

"I had no problem seeing what came out from Hugo or the manager. It was aimed at getting a response, and clearly from the result on Sunday it got the response that everyone was hoping for."

It was quite simply a disastrous four days for Spurs, but having put those two awful results behind them by beating Aston Villa, the top-four is suddenly in their sights, especially with a winnable trip to Newcastle on the horizon next month.