Dele Alli was taken off in the 88th minute against Manchester United but it was what he did in the 85th which earned the England youngster a standing ovation.
The 21-year-old gave Alexis Sanchez a kicking and was rightly shown yellow by referee Andre Marriner. The Tottenham crowd, who had booed every touch of the ex-Arsenal man, loved it.
Yet that was not all the attacker did at Wembley Stadium. Indeed this was one of those games where Alli was in the mood, just like he was against Real Madrid in November.