Striker Dominic Solanke scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur as Ange Postecoglou's team recovered from conceding inside the opening minute to beat Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

Solanke’s goal was Spurs’s first and proved the perfect response to falling behind to a Bryan Mbeumo stunner after just 22 seconds. Solanke's strike also encapsulated what Spurs were about on this sunlit September Saturday afternoon as James Maddison pinched the ball, forced a save, and Solanke swept home the rebound.

Every striker is keen to get their first goal of the season as soon as possible. But that desire is that much greater when you have made a big-money move to a new club. So for Dominic Solanke, there was no doubt a significant amount of relief,