Garth Crooks has shared his praise for Son Heung-min following the Tottenham attacker's performance against Leicester City on Saturday.
The South Korean came off the bench to score a hat-trick for his side in the 6 - 2 victory over the rivals.
Crooks was impressed by Son's display and included him in his Premier League Team of The Week. However, he also admitted that the player will now have to fight for his place in Antonio Conte's starting XI.
"He waited what felt like ages for a goal and suddenly he scores three in 14 minutes. Spurs manager Antonio Conte insisted Son had been rested for the game against Leicester, but the reality was the South Korea international was out of favour," the pundit wrote in his column.
"What a way to regain your confidence, and at the same stick two fingers up to the manager. To be fair to Conte he did bring Son on after 59 minutes in the hope that the player might seal the game for Spurs - and that's precisely what he did.
"Spurs now have options with Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski and Ivan Perisic available, and Son will have to fight for his place - but this win for Spurs sets up the north London derby beautifully."
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