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So much for Bale being the main man! Glenn Hoddle heaps praise on 'exciting' Carlos Vinicius after stunning Tottenham debut as Owen Hargreaves insists he too good to be Harry Kane's back up

Owen Hargreaves believes Carlos Vinicius has already shown he is too good to be back-up to star striker Harry Kane following his impressive full debut for Tottenham against LASK.

The 25-year-old Brazilian recorded two assists by setting up Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min as Spurs began their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win against the Austrian side.

The striker could also have netted his first goal for the club in the opening ten minutes but fluffed his lines, but speaking to BT Sport after the game, Hargreaves insists he has seen enough to know Spurs have a quality replacement on the bench for England captain Kane.