At the time, only players named to start, or on the bench could enter the changing room before a game, leaving Doherty, who was dropped entirely, left to stay on the team bus.
While not done in a malicious way, it did, however, see the Dubliner reach his lowest point in North London.
“I went to get off the bus and it was Covid at the time, so you weren’t allowed in the changing room if you weren’t in the squad,” he explained, as quoted by the Guardian.