Tottenham striker Heung-min Son admits winning the Premier League Golden Boot created unwanted pressure for him.

The South Korean shared last season's Premier League Golden Boot with Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah after scoring 23 times. However, this season he's scored in just five matches, although he did hit a hat-trick from the bench against Leicester in September.

“Look, if I want to make excuses for the way I've played, I can find lots of them, but I'm not the type of guy who goes around making excuses and saying, 'That was not the real me'," Son said. “It happened, you move on, and I accept I was not at the top level.

“Last season was fantastic and to win the Golden Boot was a magical moment which gave me amazing confidence.

“Coming into the new season, everyone was saying, 'Sonny's got the Golden Boot' and expecting me to have another amazing run, but sometimes it's not that simple because you get more attention and more pressure – which I love.

“This is the reason we play, because I love this pressure, and it means I'm not the perfect player. I can still improve at my age, and the last eight games will be very important for me and the team."

Son reached 100 Premier League goals in victory over Brighton and added: "It was a great to bring up my 100 in the Premier League, but the most important thing was to take three points. Brighton have been playing amazingly, creating chances and we knew they were right behind us in the table so it was a massive win."