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'Ange's Angels' - Tottenham quartet earning their spurs in Europa League under Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham remain active in the final week of the transfer window
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Mikey Moore's performance against AZ Alkmaar drew comparisons to Neymar from Tottenham Hotspur teammate James Maddison. However, he is merely one of many talented teenagers impressing in the Europa League for Spurs this season.

Moore, 17, was one of four teenagers who started in Budapest against Ferencvaros last month. The quartet is now known as 'Ange's Angels', a label that has yet to catch on with Ange Postecoglou.

He did, though, start Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall again alongside Moore for the AZ game, and Will Lankshear was also part of the matchday squad despite ultimately being an unused substitute. Here is a look at the four players and their start to life in the Tottenham senior side this season.

Mikey Moore

The youngest of the group has been well-known in the Spurs academy for some time now. Despite receiving interest from numerous clubs, the Southwark-born player signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday in August, having made his debut against Manchester City months prior.

After a strong pre-season, he impressed when he made his full debut in Hungary last month. Moore has now followed that up by earning praise from Maddison for his second-half performance against AZ.

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Archie Gray

Despite being only 18, Gray is the group veteran, having been almost ever-present for Leeds United in the Championship last season. That led to this summer's £40million switch to Spurs and footballing royalty in his bloodline, including great uncle Eddie Gray and grandad Frank Gray; the player has quickly earned Postecoglou's trust.

His versatility has also been an asset to the team. During his first few months in North London, he played right-back, centre-back, left-back and central midfield.

Lucas Bergvall

An 18-year-old with blonde hair, a cheeky grin, and a magical right foot, Bergvall has quickly drawn comparisons to a young David Beckham. However, the Swedish international could have ended up at Barcelona rather than Tottenham, as the Catalan club competed with Spurs when they signed him earlier this year.

Eventually, Dejan Kulusevski convinced his compatriot to choose North London over the northeastern coast of Spain. But not before Bergvall received a hero's send-off from his former club, Djurgarden, this summer.

Will Lankshear

Lankshear, 19, has taken a similar path to Spurs as Harry Kane did after previously being on Arsenal's books. Spurs signed the striker from Sheffield United two years ago, and he fired Tottenham's under-21s to Premier League 2 success last season.

Lankshear has developed significantly this summer. In pre-season, he earned a substitute appearance against Bayern Munich and came on at the same time as Kane, who graciously acknowledged his former teammate on the touchline.