Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of qualifying for the Europa League were strengthened this evening as they clinched all three points on their travels.
Jose Mourinho’s side beat Newcastle United 3-1 at St James’ Park to overtake Sheffield United into seventh place.
Harry Kane netted a second-half brace after Heung-min Son opened the scoring for Spurs for a second successive match.
But it was his partner on the other wing that drew the plaudits from fans watching from home.
MOTM vs Newcastle?
Harry Kane
Heung-min Son
Lucas Moura
Giovani Lo Celso
Much of the Spurs faithful were more than happy with the display from Lucas Moura as he followed on from his fine performance against the Gunners on Sunday.
Per SofaScore, the £28.8m-rated winger landed a cool 7.4 rating after recording four successful dribbles, four tackles and one key pass. He also won a total of 11 duels.
It’s led to high praise indeed with some calling Moura “phenomenal” and “amazing” whilst one supporter went as far as claiming that he had been better than Steven Bergwijn since the restart last month.
Here’s how the rest of the fanbase reacted:
Lucas Moura may not have scored or assisted a goal for a long time but the work rate he puts in is just admirable. No surprise Mourinho loves to see that and that's why he's in the starting XI almost every time.#THFC #NEWTOT
— Zaid Pathan (@iamza1d) July 15, 2020
Lucas playing so well again. Legit was never not good enough. Spurs twitter annoys me so much
— George Rickwood (@rickwood_george) July 15, 2020
Lucas having an outstanding game again #thfc #coys
— Michael Cassidy (@M_C_Cassidy) July 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/Nath_THFC/status/1283454408005738496?s=20
https://twitter.com/thfc_fernando/status/1283454738910994434?s=20
Seems to be an unpopular opinion these days, but I think Lucas Moura is a fantastic player. Easily the most exciting in our current starting eleven. #THFC #COYS #NEWTOT
— Philm Clarke (@philmscribe) July 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/THFC_BH/status/1283455640317370369?s=20
Have to give him credit. Lucas is a beast out there. #THFC #COYS
— mdknoll (@mdknoll) July 15, 2020
Lucas Moura is literally our mini Kante 😲
— Tel (@TelThfc) July 15, 2020
Lucas has been phenomenal again today. His help defense and his drives have been soooo good #thfc
— Hotspur Banter (@Hotspur_Banter) July 15, 2020
Lucas Moura maybe not be the best or most technical player but he makes such a difference. Always gives 100% no matter the game or completion from 1st min to last, challenge every ball & tries to make something happen. Love him. 🤍💙 #COYS #THFC #NEWTOT
— george b. (@g_brooks_) July 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/LiamTHFC98_/status/1283464750484066308?s=20