Mateus Fernandes marked his first recreation for Tottenham with a surprising purpose as they beat MK Dons 1-0 in a pre-season pleasant.
Fernandes, signed from West Ham for a reported £85million, was named within the beginning XI for the match, as was fellow midfielder Sandro Tonali, who joined in a £100m deal from Newcastle United.
And Fernandes made his unofficial debut one to recollect as he opened the scoring for Roberto De Zerbi’s facet within the third minute.
He discovered the top-right nook with an excellent volley from simply exterior the realm after MK Dons goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray punched a nook into his path.
Tottenham, who made 10 substitutions at half-time, failed so as to add to their lead within the second half, which noticed goalkeeper Martin Dubravka make his debut.
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall, linked with each Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, didn’t characteristic within the recreation.
Tottenham now head on a tour of New Zealand and Australia, with their subsequent pre-season recreation seeing them face Auckland FC on Sunday.
