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Mauricio Pochettino impressed with Davinson Sanchez display

Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during the Premier League match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on ...
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Tottenham Hotspur won against Everton at Goodison Park in the Premier League on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur's Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez (L) vies with Everton's Dutch midfielder Davy Klaassen (R) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has told Football.London that he was pleased with the performance of Davinson Sanchez against Everton on Saturday afternoon.

Sanchez featured for Tottenham in their Premier League game against Everton away from home at Goodison Park.

The 21-year-old defender started the match and played for the entire 90 minutes, as Spurs got the better of the Toffees 3-0.

It was the Colombia international’s first start for Spurs, having joined the North London club from Ajax in the summer transfer window.

According to The Guardian, Tottenham had to pay Dutch giants Ajax a transfer fee of £42 million in order to secure the services of the youngster.

Mauricio Pochettino, manager of Spurs looks on prior to the Pre-Season Friendly match beween Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus at Wembley Stadium on August 5, 2017 in London, England.

Tottenham manager Pochettino was impressed with the performance of Sanchez and has spoken highly of the youngster.

“He was very good,” Pochettino told Football.London when asked about Sanchez’s performance. “The performance was solid. I think everyone played well today. Davinson was good.

“The good thing is that he was very calm and relaxed on the pitch. He was aggressive and played the ball.

“I’m very happy because he’s young and in the Premier League when you start to play and come from the Netherlands it’s always a big impact. But for him it was very good.”

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino watches from the stands during the Premier League 2 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at The Lamex Stadium on August 25, 2017 in...

Sanchez is a very talented and promising young defender, and his performance against Everton was indeed very encouraging.

Harry Kane scored twice for Tottenham, while Christian Eriksen added a third for Pochettino’s team against Everton.