Arsenal legends Lee Dixon, Alan Smith and David O'Leary discuss whether there really has been a shift in power in North London. Tottenham correspondent Dan Kilpatrick grades Mauricio Pochettino and how his side have performed so far this season.
LONDON -- Tottenham centre-back Toby Alderweireld is likely to be sidelined until after Christmas with a hamstring injury, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Alderweireld pulled up in the 3-1 win over Real Madrid on Nov. 1 and he said afterwards he would be out for "a few weeks."
But Pochettino, speaking ahead of Saturday's North London derby at Arsenal, said the injury was worse than first feared.
"Toby is out. We need to assess him but we expect longer than previously we thought when the problem happened," Pochettino told a news conference on Thursday.
"Maybe after Christmas -- that's the expectation. It will be longer [than we thought]. The injury is in his hamstring. It's only him and Victor Wanyama [who are injured] then, who we assess every day. We need to wait."
Toby Alderweireld has been a key part of Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham side.
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Dan is ESPN FC's Tottenham correspondent. Follow him on Twitter: @Dan_KP.
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