Harry Winks eyes more glory with Spurs

Tottenham 3 West Ham United 2: As fans filed out of White Hart Lane into the north London rain on Saturday night, as the initial surge of energy from such a dramatic victory began to subside, there was a moment in the manager’s office in the bowels of the stadium which helps tell the story of the character instilled in this Tottenham team.

Young Harry Winks, still only 20, left the buzz of the home dressing room following his first ever start for the club to visit his manager to thank him for his part in the dream debut. In fact, the midfielder, who scored Tottenham’s first goal in the 3-2 win, had words for all the staff.

“He came afterwards to the manager’s office and said ‘Thank you’ to all of us, all the coaches,” manager Mauricio Pochettino said. “It’s fantastic for everyone working at the academy.