Tottenham teenager Mikey Moore was compared to Brazilian ace Neymar after a standout role in the 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday with Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou admitting it will difficult to "keep the lid" on expectations.
Making just his second start for the first team, 17-year-old Moore shone playing down the left wing, regularly leaving AZ defenders floundering. "From minute 45 to 65, I thought we had Neymar on the left wing!
He was brilliant," Tottenham skipper James Maddison told TNT Sports as he compared his teammate to Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer when he moved to PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros in 2017. "Demanded the ball, fearless.
That young fearless mentality, you never want to take that away from him," added Maddison. "He's a lovely boy, takes on information and he has got bags of ability.