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'Caught him!' - James Maddison trolls Micky van de Ven after key moment in Spurs win

Micky van de Ven and James Maddison celebrate Tottenham's opener.
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James Maddison sent a funny message to Micky van de Ven on social media after Tottenham Hotspur's victory over Manchester United - which has left Erik ten Hag under mounting pressure.

Sunday afternoon saw Spurs record a 3-0 victory over United in their Premier League showdown at Old Trafford. Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke were all on-target Tottenham to secure three points on their latest trip to Manchester.

Ange Postecoglou's team found themselves 1-0 up inside three minutes with Johnson finishing from close range. Wales international, Johnson, was given the freedom of the six-yard box to open the scoring after his teammate, van de Ven, performed a remarkable run from inside his own half to get the assist with a cross at the byline.

Hours later, Maddison posted a video on his Instagram story of van de Ven alongside Timo Werner on the team aeroplane as they jetted back to north London from Manchester. The Spurs centre-back could be seen watching something video on his phone - before realising that he was being filmed by Maddison and then starting to laugh.

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Maddison accompanied the video with a caption. It read: "Caught him! Just keeps watching his assist back."

Van de Ven's assist left Gary Neville stunned on commentary duty for Sky Sports. The ex-United captain labelled the run from the Tottenham defender as among the best he has seen for a player in that position.

The story James Maddison posted on his Instagram account.
The story James Maddison posted on his Instagram account.

"Absolutely brilliant from van de Ven," said Neville while he was on co-commentary with Peter Drury. "One of the best runs I've ever seen from a centre-back.

"He drives through four Manchester United players. It's amazing. Brilliant."