'It's unbelievable': Gary Neville simply can't believe what £39m Tottenham player did vs Leicester

Although Tottenham Hotspur eventually succumbed to Jamie Vardy’s goal scoring prowess back in the Premier League, Ange Postecoglou’s side gave a good account of themselves.

No doubt, Postecoglou will be incredibly frustrated that Tottenham’s first half dominance didn’t lead to three points at the King Power.

James Maddison was in superb form back at his old club, evidently keen to improve on the second half of last season.

Postecoglou shared his plan for Maddison at Tottenham over pre-season, saying that the playmaker’s confidence wasn’t an issue last term, rather he was being held back by his fitness.

But on evidence of his display against Leicester, Maddison will be swiftly hoping to return to the England fold once the FA appoint a long-term replacement for Gareth Southgate.

That being said, Maddison was a party to the moment that stunned Gary Neville during Sky Sports’ coverage of the 1-1 draw.

Neville was speaking at half-time in regards to Pedro Porro’s opening goal for Spurs, which game by way of Maddison’s assist.

Gary Neville said Pedro Porro took a ‘massive risk’ to score his goal for Tottenham

Neville often admitted how stunned he was by the positioning of Spurs’ full-backs last season, Porro and Destiny Udogie.

And the pundit was telling a familiar story at the break, commending the courage Porro showed to take up such a position, as well as his ability to finish the chance.

Neville said: “Quite often what we see with Spurs is that when they do play down this side, Porro will take a position in and around the edge of the box, we saw him score a goal, a brilliant goal last season from there, and he doesn’t ordinarily move from there, but I think the trigger for him is where he sees Maddison here, he is absolutely brilliant, he takes a massive risk.

“It’s unbelievable that the right-back is in that position and he actually finishes it brilliantly.”

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Of course, just like Maddison, Porro will be hoping to build on his performances last season at Tottenham, which almost felt like his first ‘proper’ season in north London.

Spurs signed Porro for £39m in the summer of 2023, having previously joined on loan with an obligation in the January window of that year.

And under Antonio Conte, it never really felt as if the full-back had the right opportunity to shine.