Dean Smith has hailed Son Heung-min, claiming the attacker was "the difference" between Tottenham and Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa boss was impressed by the South Korean's display during the Spurs' 2 - 1 win yesterday as he thinks the 29-year-old was "outstanding".
“It feels like it got away from us,” said Smith.
“It is a disappointment. I didn’t think there was too much between the teams.
“The difference was that they had the outstanding player on the pitch, which was Son [Heung-min]. He was outstanding.
“We were brave going one v one against Son and felt we could handle that. But he twisted Kortney [Hause] and put a ball in the box and they got on the end of it."
The manager also told
Sky Sports:
“Sometimes, some games turn on the brilliance of one player and they had the outstanding player on the pitch in Son. He set up the winner.”
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