3 Nov 2011

Spurs manager needs heart surgery

7:56 am on 3 November 2011

Tottenham Hotspur's colourful manager Harry Redknapp needs minor heart surgery.

The 64-year-old former West Ham, Portsmouth and Southampton boss will miss Spurs Europa league game in Russia tomorrow to have surgery on a minor blockage in one of his arteries, and he's hoping to return to work in a couple of days.

Spurs have enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run in the English Premier League which has taken them into 5th place.