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Tottenham boss Pochettino: Ndombele was fantastic

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with Tanguy Ndombele's goalscoring debut for victory over Aston Villa.

Ndombele arrived from Lyon in the summer for £63m and opened his Premier League account with a great equaliser on his debut as Tottenham rallied to beat Aston Villa 3-1 with two late Harry Kane goals.

Pochettino said: "It was a fantastic performance. But to be honest there is a lot to improve, he only showed 30 or 40 per cent of his potential. He has amazing potential to improve.

"It's one of the aspects he needs to work on, he didn't score too many goals at Lyon, but that is one of the areas that is a target for him to improve this season.

"It is so early, in his first game he scored. I am delighted for him, he is a player that arrived to the team from another country and it is always a difficult adaption and it is going to help him to feel happy and comfortable on the pitch and with his team."

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