Moussa Sissoko has hailed Serge Aurier s response to facing competition from new Tottenham signing Matt Doherty.
The midfielder believes Spurs strength in depth will motivate players to be at their best, pointing to Aurier as a prime example.
With Doherty having been signed from Wolves for a reported £14.7million, Aurier will have to fight for his spot at right-back.
Aurier produced an excellent display in the 6-1 thrashing of Manchester United last time out, with the Ivory Coast international marking his first start of the season with a goal and an assist.
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That s Serge s character and if you want to have the best of someone, you need to put a bit of pressure on him, and that s what we have now, a strong squad, Sissoko told the club s official website.
You can see in every position, two, three or four players. You have to give 100 per cent in every training session, in every game and that s also good because if someone is tired, someone else can play and it won t affect the team.
This will help everyone as a player, as a team, as a squad. It will be good for everyone.
Let s keep going, let s try to improve, we know we can, and hopefully we ll be happy at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho s side are unbeaten in all competitions since suffering an opening-day loss to Everton, with West Ham up next on home soil.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: AURIER v DOHERTY (2019-20 Premier league season)
Appearances: Aurier 33-36 Doherty
Goals: Aurier 1-4 Doherty
Assists: Aurier 5-3 Doherty
Pass accuracy percentage: Aurier 79-75 Doherty
Dribble success percentage: Aurier 55-51 Doherty
Tackle success percentage: Aurier 74-54 Doherty
Blocks: Aurier 6-4 Doherty
Interceptions: Aurier 47-40 Doherty
Clean sheets: Aurier 6-12 Doherty
Errors leading to goals: Aurier 1-0 Doherty
