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Graham Roberts reacts on Twitter to Tottenham draw, praises trio

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki in action with Tottenham's Victor Wanyama and Mousa Dembele (L) (Reuters)
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Tottenham Hotspur failed to win against Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Tottenham's Danny Rose and Leicester's Nathan Dyer

Graham Roberts has taken to social networking site Twitter to give his reaction to Tottenham Hotspur’s failure to win against Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.

Tottenham played out a 1-1 draw with Leicester at White Hart Lane in the Premier League.

The North London outfit took the lead in the 44th minute when Vincent Janssen found the net from the penalty spot.

Tottenham's Kyle Walker in action with Leicester City's Demarai Gray

Leicester scored the equaliser just three minutes into the second half through Ahmed Musa.

Former Tottenham defender Roberts was following the match, and he was disappointed with the final result.

The former England international, though, was pleased with the performances of three Spurs players – right-back Kyle Walker, left-back Danny Rose and midfielder Victor Wanyama.

Tottenham's Victor Wanyama in action with Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki

Over the course of the 90 minutes at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, hosts Tottenham had 64% of the possession, took 22 shots of which just five were on target, and earned eight corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Leicester had 36% of the possession, took six shots of which only one was on target, and earned one corner, according to BBC Sport.

General view of White Hart Lane