• Spurs manager credits midfielder’s ‘enormous self-belief’
• Maddison scored twice in rout of Manchester City

Ange Postecoglou said that everybody would love to be as self-assured as James Maddison, not least some of his other players at Tottenham, as he reflected on the vice-captain’s importance to the collective.

It felt as though Maddison had a point to prove at Manchester City last weekend when he returned to the XI after two Premier League matches as a substitute and he proved it, scoring the first two goals in the 4-0 win.