They will all tell you it does not matter who scores the goals as long as the team are winning, of course, but the explosion of delight when Son Heung-min fired his first into the top corner hinted at a different truth.
It was Tottenham’s fourth in the victory against luckless Leicester, brilliantly curled into the top corner with his right foot from 25 yards, and the scorer froze as the pressure of 118 days without a goal evaporated.
‘I couldn’t move,’ said Son, who had started the game on the bench. ‘I was just emotional for myself.