Ange Postecoglou has praised Mikey Moore’s maturity but admitted it will be “pretty hard to keep a lid” on the Tottenham Hotspur winger’s talent after he was compared to Neymar by James Maddison. Moore became the youngest player to represent Tottenham in the Premier League in May when he came off the bench against Manchester City aged 16 but Postecoglou has been cautious with his playing time.

Moore certainly had Postecoglou and everyone of a Tottenham persuasion extremely excited by his display. He even had the Spurs head coach wanting his players to keep giving the teenager the ball so he could continue to cause problems down the left and leave everyone open-mouthed in the process.

James Maddison compared Tottenham teenager Mikey Moore to Neymar after a dazzling second-half display in a hard-fought 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar. Spurs stayed perfect in the Europa League with a third consecutive victory after Richarlison’s 53rd-minute penalty.