Destiny Udogie posts three-word Micky van de Ven verdict after stunning Tottenham moment

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Micky van de Ven scored yet another goal for Tottenham against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday night

Micky van de Ven's stunning solo goal against Copenhagen on Tuesday night has earned a number of plaudits - and rightly so. The Tottenham defender scored his fifth goal of the season against the Danish side and it was undoubtedly his best one yet.

Vice-captain Van de Ven carried the ball from the edge of his penalty area and sprinted past six players before calmly slotting past Dominik Kotarski. The 24-year-old celebrated by putting his hand to his ear and was immediately mobbed by his stunned teammates by the corner flag at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The defender's goal in the 64th minute put Spurs 3-0 ahead and followed earlier strikes from Brennan Johnson, who was controversially sent off at the start of the second half, and Wilson Odobert. Substitute Joao Palhinha added gloss to the score with 23 minutes left before RIcharlison squandered a late spot-kick as Spurs produced the biggest win of Thomas Frank’s 17-game tenure.

The result sees the Lilywhites move onto eight points in the Champions League and keep alive their hopes of a top-eight finish. After the match, defender Destiny Udogie was one of those to react to Van de Ven's solo goal.

Sharing a video of the amazing run and strike by the Dutchman on his Instagram Story, Udogie wrote the caption: "What a player." In the clip you can see Udogie put his arms on his head in disbelief at the goal.

Asked if he has seen a better goal scored by a defender, Frank said in his post-match press conference: "I definitely need to think a little bit about that. But it seems like we had Lionel Messi turned into Micky van de Ven, roaring down from his own goal all the way to the other end and scored a fantastic goal.

"I think he's our top scorer in all competitions, so he can keep going. He can keep walking past me if he's angry after a game!"

Frank added on the performance: "I definitely didn't expect us to win 4-0 in a game like this. I expected it to be difficult. A combination of I know Copenhagen is a difficult opponent, also in Europe and on the pitch.

"I know it's even more difficult in the park, of course. And it's clear that our offensive game hasn't been super explosive. So that combination could have been tricky, but luckily it went the right way for us."