Editing Alan Hutton (section)

====Return to Tottenham====
[[File:Younes Kaboul, Andrei Arshavin & Alan Hutton (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hutton playing for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at the [[Arsenal F.C.|Emirates stadium]] in the [[North London derby]], 2010]]
After Sunderland failed to sign Hutton on a permanent deal, he returned to Spurs, scored in the opening game of the season, and won a penalty, allowing newly signed [[Rafael van der Vaart]] to convert and score Tottenham's first goal in the match, a 3–1 win against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. He since started and played the full 90 minutes against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 2–0 [[Premier League]] defeat. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he made 26 appearances for Spurs in all competitions.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} The next appearance, Hutton scored again, as Tottenham Hotspur lost to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. He was Tottenham's first choice right-back for the majority of the 2010–11 season, often being preferred to [[Croatia]]n international [[Vedran Ćorluka]] on the right hand side of the Spurs defence. Hutton was also an important fixture in Tottenham's [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]] campaign that saw them reach the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]], including being part of the team that produced a memorable 3–1 victory over [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|European champions]] [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9145936.stm |publisher=BBC Sport | title=Tottenham 3–1 Inter Milan | date=2 November 2010}}</ref> However, his season ended in April, after suffering a knee injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hutton set for operation|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/6850277/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 April 2011|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>

However, at the beginning of the [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12 season]], Tottenham Hotspur right-back [[Kyle Walker]] was regularly chosen ahead of Hutton in defence following his return from a loan spell away at [[Villa Park]]. Hutton was heavily linked with a £3 million transfer to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], the club that Walker had recently returned from.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14717626.stm|title=Spurs defender Alan Hutton lined up for £3m move to Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2011 | access-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> After joining Aston Villa, Hutton made accusations towards [[Harry Redknapp]] of making his life a misery by training with the youth side and that he was treated as an 'outcast' during his three years spell at Tottenham Hotspur.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hutton's Tottenham misery|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7201989/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=25 September 2011|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>