The Spurs midfielder scored the game’s only goal in the 45th minute, spotting David Raya off his line and lobbing him from a long, long way out. There was a decent tempo to the game in the first half but both sides lost their rhythm a little in the second.

Arsenal end their pre-season tour of Asia and Tottenham Hotspur being theirs when the two north London foes lock horns on Thursday. Arsenal have beaten Milan an

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur face off at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on Thursday.The North London rivals go head-to-head in pre-season as both teams continue their preparations for the

Tottenham are closing in on the loan signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha. The destructive number six joined the German giants in a £42.3m deal last summer and called it "the happiest day of my life" – although the move has since soured due to injury and a lack of playing time.

Joao Palhinha is to have a Tottenham medical in Germany on Friday ahead of a season-long loan move from Bayern Munich. The deal includes the option to make the transfer permanent for €30million at the end of the season,