The 18-year-old earned his full Tottenham Hotspur debut today.
Mauricio Pochettino surprised Tottenham Hotspur fans – and no doubt Burnley – this afternoon by naming Oliver Skipp in his first XI.
Pochettino handed the 18-year-old midfielder a full Premier League debut during this afternoon’s clash with the Clarets at Wembley.
And he didn’t disappoint, with the Tottenham academy gem, who made a three-minute cameo against Southampton last week, posting an assured midfield performance on what was the biggest day of his burgeoning career.
Here is how fans of the North London club reacted to his display:
Skipp who was substituted for Son Heung min on 76 minutes, was named by The Guardian as the next big thing coming through Spurs’ academy in 2017, and his place in the starting lineup this afternoon illustrates that Pochettino feels the same.
The youngster, who has also appeared in the Carabao Cup this season, has been knocking on the door for an opportunity like today for quite some time, having made the bench in both Champions League games against Barcelona this season.
Tottenham have a huge League Cup quarter-final away to Arsenal on Wednesday night and it’ll be interesting to see if Pochettino starts him.
On the back of this performance, he has every chance of retaining his spot in the starting XI.
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