Son Heung-min delivers verdict on Richarlison after Tottenham striker's double vs Newcastle

Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways on Sunday afternoon with an emphatic 4-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle United.

Spurs had gone five games without victory before the visit of Eddie Howe's side, with their last win coming at the end of October against Crystal Palace.

First-half goals from Destiny Udogie and Richarlison set Ange Postecoglou's men on their way to a vital three points. Richarlison added another goal to his tally with a well-taken finish in the second half before Son Heung-min scored his first home goal since October.

Richarlison's double was the first time the Brazilian has scored two goals in the Premier League since April 2022. The 26-year-old's impressive display will give him some much-needed confidence ahead of a busy December and January for Spurs.

«YeahRichy (Richarlison) was great,» Postecoglou said after the win. «Really important. I thought him andPape [Matar Sarr] coming in gave us some real energy.

»We were going to need it today with the midweek fixture and I thought they did that. Their general play was excellent but just their general energy was very good and obviously for Richy getting a couple of goals as a striker that was positive for him."

The Spurs boss continued: «Richy was important to us at the start of the year too, but he wasn't fully fit. I think you could tell he was kind of restricted with his movements.

»At times we had to play him out wide just to get him through games. Since he's come back, it's fair to say he feels a lot better physically and I think that's helped him mentally as well. Great for him to get two goals today, but it wasn't just his goals, it was his general work rate, energy and physicality."

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