Tottenham Hotspur star Johnson explains decision to deactivate social media account: It wasn't a big deal, says Ansser Sadiq

After taking down his account, he went on a remarkable scoring spree in seven of his last eight matches.

"It wasn't a massive issue in my head, " he explained to Tottenham's official matchday programme over the weekend. 

"I think it's been made out to be quite a big thing.

"It was just a split decision in the moment where I thought 'I'll just delete it', which I have kind of done before when I deleted the app, and this time I thought I'd just deactivate my account, but it wasn't a massive deal for me.

"I think, naturally, it can be a distraction and everyone's probably guilty of scrolling for too long and things like that. It wasn't anything too tactical and it definitely wasn't to try to enhance and improve my game or add something different - it was just a personal decision I made instead.

"All the training and hard work never stopped throughout. I didn't change my approach as I always come in and try to do the best I can here because l love this team."