Jan Vertonghen thinks that Dominic Solanke’s second goal for Tottenham against Manchester City was worthy of winning the Puskas Award.
The former Spurs defender was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday for Spurs’ shock 2-2 draw with City.
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Thomas Frank’s team showed an impressive fightback in the second half to rescue a point against the Premier League second-placed team.
But it was undoubtedly Solanke who stole the headlines for the Lilywhites, with his sensational scorpion kick to rescue a point.
Jan Vertonghen hails Dominic Solanke’s goal for Tottenham
Jan Vertonghen was so impressed by Dominic Solanke’s goal for Tottenham against Manchester City.
The former Belgian defender claims that the striker’s goal was up there with Son Heung-min’s goal against Burnley and Micky van de Ven’s run versus Copenhagen.
Van de Ven and Solanke will now surely be going head-to-head in the race for the award, having both scored incredible goals in North London.
Speaking live from the stadium on social media, Vertonghen wrote: “Third time I witnessed a Puskas winner now…”
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Vertonghen was the player who actually assisted Son’s incredible Puskas winner in 2019 when he ran most of the pitch to score against Burnley.
Solanke’s goal probably wasn’t quite on the level of Sonny and Van de Ven’s goal, but the technique to find the back of the net was remarkable.
Having the 28-year-old back in the team has been such a huge boost for Frank’s team, with the striker scoring four in his last four appearances.
Dominic Solanke issues Tottenham injury update
Solanke went off injured towards the end of the match; however, the striker thinks he will be fine.
Speaking after the match, Solanke told Sky Sports: “Yeah, I’ll be good! I just rolled my ankle a bit, but I’ll be good!”
Meanwhile, the striker admitted that he will be watching his goal against City many times: “It was a lovely goal, to be fair. I had to improvise a bit; it was great work from Conor, but the ball was behind me a bit,” he added.
“I love those finishes, to create something out of nothing, and when it goes in, it’s remarkable, so I will be watching that back a few times.”
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