What Bryan Gil did on his Valencia debut that will have impressed Antonio Conte at Tottenham

Bryan Gil may only have departed Tottenham on Monday evening but he has already made his debut for new club Valencia.

Limited to a total of 86 minutes across his nine Premier League appearances this season, Spurs decided that it was best for the Spaniard to head out on loan to help aid his development.

Tipped to return to his homeland of Spain last month in his quest to feature more regularly in the second part of the campaign, the 20-year-old signed on the dotted line with Valencia.

Training with his new teammates on Tuesday ahead of their Copa del Rey tie against Cadiz the following day, manager Jose Bordalas didn't hesitate to throw his new man into the starting XI.

Operating from the left wing for Los Che, Gil made an impact on proceedings after only four minutes as he earned a round of applause for his defensive work in the far corner of the pitch to help Valencia play their way out of a trouble.

Shifting across to the right flank with 11 minutes on the clock, the Spain international picked the ball up out wide and darted beyond four Cadiz players on the edge of the box before rather fortuitously finding a teammate despite slipping.

One criticism of Gil in his time at Tottenham so far has been that he needs to bulk up to cope with the demands of Premier League football, yet on his Valencia debut he was throwing himself about and more than doing his bit defensively to win the ball outside his own box.

Twenty-nine minutes into the contest the Spurs man managed to get the home faithful off their feet with a sublime piece of play in the corner to embarrass Raul Parra.

Twisting and turning his marker inside out as he looked to make his way into the box, Gil flicked the ball between the defender's legs and duly won a