Ryan Sessegnon: Mauricio Pochettino shut me out because I was injured
It was a goal that showcased the sort of aggression and physicality that some coaches had said Sessegnon lacked. And, rather crucially, it was for the club he joined aged eight against the one where he had spent five very difficult years.
The timing, in every sense, was exquisite and the journey to this, the 24-year-old's first goal at
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