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Frank backs Romero as Spurs captain despite red card at Manchester United

07-Feb-2026 16:21:17 | The Guardian

• Head coach says defender apologised to he and his team

• ‘There is not any regret in making him captain’

Thomas Frank will not consider stripping Cristian Romero of the Tottenham captaincy despite the defender invoking a four-game ban after he was sent off in the 2–0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

It was Romero’s second red card in 10 matches following his two yellows in the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on 20 December and the ban is his fourth this season.