‘One of the best runs I’ve ever seen from a centre back!’: Gary Neville hails ‘absolutely brilliant’ assist from Micky van de Ven for Tottenham’s opener against Man United
- Gary Neville was full of praise for Micky van de Ven after his assist
- Van de Ven embarked on a sensational search before finding Brennan Johnson
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Gary Neville was full of praise for Micky van de Ven after the defender’s sensational assist against Manchester United.
Tottenham opened the scoring after just three minutes at Old Trafford, with Van de Ven incredibly pushing forward with the ball from his own half before crossing to Brennan Johnson, who tapped home.
Neville told Sky Sports: ‘Absolutely brilliant from Van de Ven. One of the best runs I’ve ever seen from a central defender.’
‘He drives straight through four Manchester United players. It’s amazing. Brilliant.’
United’s defense was left stunned by Van de Ven’s superb run as Tottenham made a flying start.
Gary Neville praised Micky van de Ven after his fantastic assist against Manchester United
Neville hailed Van de Ven’s assist as one of the best runs he has ever seen from a centre-back
Brennan Johnson sent the ball into the back of the net after a Van de Ven cross
Having previously received some criticism for his performances, Johnson has been in impressive goalscoring form of late. He scored two goals in his last three games before facing United.
As Neville acknowledged, Van de Ven’s strike was hugely unusual for a centre-half, with the 23-year-old causing all kinds of problems for United.
Van de Ven initially won the ball from United’s Marcus Rashford before moving forward with excellent results.
