James Maddison’s jovial manner as he celebrated in front of the Tottenham fans at full-time on Saturday said it all. He, and they, knew this was perhaps his finest performance yet in a Spurs shirt.
After returning in January after three months out with an ankle injury, Maddison has struggled to reach the levels of last autumn, when he had been such an integral part of Ange Postecoglou’s early momentum.
