El Shaarawy speaks prior to Spurs kick-off: “Ranieri told us to give everything on the pitch.”

Roma attacker Stephan El Shaarawy spoke to Sky Sport a few minutes before kick-off against Tottenham.

“Ranieri told us to give it our all from a physical point of view,” said El Shaarawy.

“Spurs are doing very well and we will need to work hard tonight.”

“Spurs are very aggressive and press very hard. We will have to be good at finding the right plays because we want to have our say in Europe, too.”

“Ranieri has been working on the team’s mentality. He tells us that we have to give our all and leave everything on the pitch to play a great match.”