Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Moura has been making headlines in Brazil.
Tottenham Hotspur demolished Manchester United on Monday evening with an impressive 3-0 victory.
Lucas Moura was the star, scoring two second half goals which highlighted why Spurs signed him from Paris Saint-Germain in January.
Moura’s double has made headlines back in his native Brazil, and seen him compared to a legend.
Goal Brazil’s Tauan Ambrosio’s write up talked up the way he evoked memories of his countryman Ronaldo who once stunned Old Trafford, for Real Madrid in the Champions League in 2003.
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick that night to dump United out of the competition, and earned a standing ovation.
Lucas’ performance was hailed as his best performance since leaving Sao Paulo in 2013 to play in Europe.
OUL Esporte compared Lucas to Kaka, who also silenced the Old Trafford crowd with his performances for AC Milan in Europe in 2007.
United themselves had a chance to sign Lucas in 2013, missing out to PSG, and then deciding not to get involved as he signed for Spurs in January.
Both decisions look pretty costly now.
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