'He's a brilliant lad': James Maddison says one Tottenham player honestly reminded him of Neymar tonight

Tottenham Hotspur have made it three wins in a row in the Europa League as they got the better of AZ in North London.

Spurs missed several key chances in the first half but won a penalty early in the second half when Lucas Bergvall was brought down in the box.

Richarlison took the penalty after a discussion with James Maddison, and the Brazilian dinked the ball down the middle for his first goal of the season.

A fair few Tottenham players impressed on the night, but Mikey Moore was especially impressive as he took the game by the scruff of his neck.

Moore gave a great account of himself on his full home debut, regularly surging down the left in the second half and causing no end of trouble to AZ.

Maddison paid him a huge compliment after the game, comparing him to one of the most exciting players in world football.

James Maddison says ‘brilliant’ Mikey Moore reminded him of Neymar

The Tottenham playmaker told TNT Sports, via BBC Sport: “I thought we had Neymar on the left wing! He is fearless, [he has] that young, fearless mentality.

“He’s a brilliant lad, he has bags of ability. I will hopefully help him with wise words but he has all the ability and well done to him.”

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How the media rated Mikey Moore’s display

Football.london‘s Rob Guest gave Moore a rating of 8 out of 10 for his efforts on the night.

‘Handed his full Tottenham home debut and second successive start in Europe,’ he began.

‘The youngster was inches away from opening the scoring after five minutes with his header from Werner’s cross just going wide of the post.

‘Had a few good runs in the first half and switched to the left flank at the start of the second half after Werner’s exit.

‘Immediately went on a mazy run that led to a chance for Brennan Johnson and continued to cause the visitors a host of issues after that with his positive running.

‘Received a standing ovation when substituted in the final few minutes.’

Likewise, London World went with 8 out of 10 for the 17-year-old Spurs academy graduate.

They wrote: ‘Made his home debut and showed why fans are so excited about him. Brilliant in that second half.’

What next for Tottenham?

Ange Postecoglou’s charges are next in action on Sunday when they head to Crystal Palace for a 2pm kick-off in the Premier League.