Son Heung-min shines as Tottenham end away-day misery

Son Heung-min shines as Tottenham end away-day misery
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Son Heung-min bounced back from his weekend devastation as he scored two goals in Tottenham’s impressive 4-0 Champions League win at Red Star Belgrade.

Son was visibly distraught after his tackle led to a horrific injury to Everton’s Andre Gomes on Sunday and he was a doubt to make the trip to Serbia as a result.

But he put it all behind him in Belgrade with a double in four second-half minutes to take his tally to nine Champions League goals in 2019 and five in four games this season.

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 6, 2019

His brace added to Giovani Lo Celso’s first goal for the club and a late Christian Eriksen strike, as Spurs finally won away for the first time since May 8 – the famous night against Ajax in Amsterdam.

The victory, in a stadium where Liverpool were beaten last season, puts the Premier League side in the driving seat to join Group B leaders Bayern Munich in the knockout stages.

It also gave an insight into what the future might look like as record signing Tanguy Ndombele put in a superb performance while deadline day arrival Lo Celso, making his first start, also looked the part.

Tottenham celebrate Giovani Lo Celso's opener
Tottenham celebrate Giovani Lo Celso’s opener (Marko Drobnjakovic/AP)

The challenge now for Mauricio Pochettino is to translate this performance into their stuttering Premier League campaign.