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BBC pundit Danny Murphy reacts to Lucas Moura’s performance

Tottenham Hotspur's new Brazil midfielder Lucas Moura gestures to fans on the pitch at half-time during the English Premier League football match b...
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Tottenham Hotspur new boy impressed on his full debut.

Lucas Moura of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring the first Tottenham Hotspur goal during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Rochdale and Tottenham Hotspur on February 18,...

Tottenham Hotspur winger Lucas Moura made an instant impression on his first start for the club.

The £25 million January signing from Paris Saint-Germain scored Tottenham’s first in a 2-2 draw against Rochdale in the FA Cup fifth round.

The Brazilian made his debut as a late substitute against Juventus in midweek before being selected to start this weekend.

Tottenham Hotspur's new Brazil midfielder Lucas Moura gestures to fans on the pitch at half-time during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester...

Lucas’ pace caused problems for Rochdale all afternoon and had pundit Danny Murphy impressed.

Murphy told BBC Sport: “Ryan Delaney thought he had him but Lucas Moura just put himself into fifth gear and he was gone.

“He’s electric isn’t he?

“He can just go up the gears very very quickly with that good close control.”

This game was just a glimpse of what Lucas can do and it offered huge encouragement for Tottenham fans.

Supporters were frustrated the club did not sign a player like him back in the summer but their patience appears to have been rewarded.

There will be tougher tests ahead but so far Tottenham fans are entitled to be very excited about what they have seen so far.