TOTTENHAM got over their 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in the best possible way - by sticking five past Burnley. Jose Mourinho suffered his first loss as Spurs boss in midweek, but Harry Kane got them back on track within five minutes on their home turf. Lucas Moura tapped in the second, before a sensational run and finish from Son Heung-min made it 3-0 by half-time. Kane doubled his tally for the match after the break, before Moussa Sissoko finished off the rout that sees them climb to fifth. Meanwhile, for Sean Dyche's Burnley, it is a third consecutive defeat as they sit just three points off the relegation places. Tottenham 5 Burnley 0 FT - from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Sissoko gets his name on the scoresheet Kane nets his second as Clarets endure more suffering Son Heung-min slaloms through the entire Burnley team to net in a goal of the season contender Lucas Moura extends the hosts' lead with a close-range tap in Kane powers past Pope to net Spurs' opener Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Tottenham vs Burnley LIVE RESULT: Score, stream, TV channel, kick off time and team news from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Jose Mourinho hails ‘Sonaldo’ after superb solo goal – and compares it to Barcelona strike in 1996
JOSE MOURINHO has hailed star man "Sonaldo" after his goal-of-the-season contender in the 5-0 thrashing of Burnley. Son Heung-min bagged Spurs' third of the contest when he picked up the ball from the edge of his own box, ran through the Burnley midfield and defence before slotting home superbly. It had everything - pace, power and a deft finish - a goal that reminded Mourinho of the great Ronaldo. The Portuguese boss was on the touchline as an assistant to Sir Bobby Robson in 1996 when the Brazilian superstar scored a solo wondergoal against Compostela. It left Robson with his hands on his head in disbelief and this goal drew plenty of comparisons. Mourinho said: "Even before the goal, my son calls him Sonaldo after Ronaldo Luis Nazario."The only thing that comes to my mind is the goal when I had the honour of being next to Sir Bobby Robson in 1996 when Ronaldo scored.” Burnley couldn't live with Son as he assisted Harry Kane's opener before Lucas doubled their advantage. Kane … [Read more...] about Jose Mourinho hails ‘Sonaldo’ after superb solo goal – and compares it to Barcelona strike in 1996