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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho compares 16-year-old 'diamond' Dane Scarlett to Marcus Rashford and insists he will be a 'first team squad player' next season after teenager provided an assist during late Europa League cameo

Jose Mourinho insists his 'diamond' of a youngster Dane Scarlett will be a 'first-team squad player' next season.

The 16-year-old came off the bench during Tottenham's 4-0 victory over Wolfsberger in the Europa League.

He dispossessed defender Gustav Henriksson and laid the ball on a plate to Carlos Vinicius who scored his second and Tottenham's last goal of their comfortable 8-1 aggregate victory.

Dane Scarlett made an impressive cameo during Tottenham's comfortable Europa League win
Jose Mourinho described the 16-year-old sensation as a 'wonderkid' following the game

After Tottenham advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League, Mourinho said Scarlett will go on to be a 'fantastic player'.