We knew the players would have to dig deep to recover from last week’s defeat against Juventus in the Champions League.
But how about going 1-0 down early against a team on a run of one loss in 10? And how about losing Harry Kane to injury at 1-0 down on 34 minutes? Now that’s a test of character.
The team responded superbly. Dele Alli levelled a minute after Harry’s departure and then set up Heung-Min Son for 2-1 on 62. Sonny made it 3-1 on 87 minutes before Serge Aurier, who crossed for Dele’s leveller, nodded home for 4-1 in added time.