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TOTTENHAM didn't manage to sign a striker in January, but the man they did bring in chipped in with a goal.

Winger Steven Bergwijn netted a brilliant volley as Spurs stunned Man City with a 2-0 victory to move right back into the top four mix.

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  • BACK TO HIS BEST

  • HOJ HO SILVER LINING

    The transfer window may be over but Tottenham have received a boost in their pursuit of Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

    SunSport's Alan Nixon writes that the Saints are keen to land Celtic's Olivier Ntcham in the summer as they look to replace their captain.

    And it is believed that Ntcham would be very keen to tred the well-worn path between Parkhead and St Mary's as he has been in and out of Neil Lennon's side this season.

  • HANDY TO KNOW

    Steven Bergwijn scored on his Spurs debut and performed his signature celebration – which was inspired by playing Fifa with friends.

    He told Sky Sports: “It's nothing special, it's just when I play Fifa with friends, and they say 'Do it like this' and since then I do it.”

  • REF-FIN 'ELL

    Here is Mark Halsey's verdict on the VAR controversy at Spurs yesterday.

    All hell broke loose in a crazy six-minute spell.

    It was simply breathtaking but a whirlwind for referee Mike Dean because there was so much action going on in quick-fire time.

    I’ve not seen anything like that before — it was quite unbelievable.

    Blimey, let’s start with the award of Manchester City’s penalty.

    There was no way it should have taken VAR official Kevin Friend one minute and 55 seconds to come to a decision on this.

    Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier had no chance of winning the ball because of the angle he challenged Sergio Aguero.

    It was a clear penalty and Friend should have made the call after one look at Stockley Park.

    But as play continued, Friend would have been checking the incident and I saw Dean communicate with the VAR when he said: “He’s played the ball?”

    Friend should have already alerted Dean to stop the game immediately in a neutral zone — as per the IFAB protocol.

    The ball went into a neutral zone several times and Aguero knew he was fouled because he stayed on the ground, yet we had a ridiculous wait.

    After the penalty award, the next issue was Hugo Lloris’ encroachment off his line.

    Had the Premier League followed the IFAB protocol on keeper movement off the line, then all of what followed could have been avoided.

  • MIXED EMOTIONS

    Jose Mourinho was delighted with Steven Bergwijn's goal on his debut for the club as Spurs beat Manchester City 2-0 in their Premier League clash on Sunday.

    After the game Mourinho spoke with BBC MOTD on the youngster's achievement: “It's the best way to come to a club. We were not putting pressure on him. We signed him early in the week, so we had time for him to train and speak.

    “He's very intelligent, humble. At home against the Champions, to score a goal, not a normal goal, couldn't be better for him.”

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