Pedro Porro was another, having been described by Frank last season as having “Trent-ish offensive qualities”.Few, though, placed Richarlison on that list. The 28-year-old made just four Premier League starts last term and scored five goals in all competitions.

Tottenham players including James Maddison was among those to react to Richarlison's message after Tottenham demolish Burnley.

Richarlison has scored nine goals in his past nine starts for Tottenham, suggesting his has the potential to be a consistent threat

Previous Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou never came right out and said it, but it felt like he never fully believed he could rely on Richarlison to be the focal point of his attack.

Thomas Frank’s men stormed to an early lead, with new signing Mohammed Kudus assisting Richarlison for his first. Lightning then struck twice when the pair linked up once more for a strike which could already be up for goal of the season.

Richarlison, who had already scored the first goal of the match on Saturday when he struck in the 10th minute before pulling out the outrageous skill to double Spurs' lead in the 60th minute.

Mohammed Kudus makes his first Premier League appearance for Tottenham from the start. Fellow new boys Joao Palhinha and Luka Vuskovic are on the bench. Richarlison gets the nod instead of Dominic Solanke up front.

Ghanaian international Mohammed Kudus provided an assist inside 10 minutes of his debut Premier League outing for Tottenham Hotspur against Burnley.