Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven has been labelled "the champion centre-back successful the world" aft his stunning show against Manchester United.
The Dutch centre-back sailed done United's squad astatine Old Trafford, moving 60 yards into the punishment country earlier crossing for Brennan Johnson to pat location astatine the backmost post.
The extremity gave Spurs the level to implicit a regular 3-0 triumph implicit a miserable United squad and sealed manager Ange Postecoglou's archetypal distant triumph implicit a chap 'Big Six' side.
It is the 2nd specified assistance Van de Ven has registered this season, aft a likewise marauding tally to acceptable up Heung-min Son against Everton successful August.
William Saliba and Micky van de Ven
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And erstwhile Spurs antheral Jamie O'Hara believes Van de Ven is the envy of Europe and a much implicit subordinate than Arsenal's William Saliba.
“[Van de Ven] is unbelievable," O'Hara said connected talkSPORT. "I’ll spell arsenic acold arsenic to accidental that astir apt the champion centre-back successful the satellite close now.
"He is amended than Saliba. He has got mode much than Saliba .. Van de Ven is amended than Saliba close now. Van de Ven is the champion centre-half successful the satellite close now."