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There were goals galore for Tottenham's loan players in a successful week for their development across England, Scotland, Europe and South America.
Spurs have got 13 players out and about on loan in different leagues across England, Scotland, Spain, Germany and South America and a whole host of them found their shooting boots this week and managed to score some spectacular goals in the process.
The loan players have varying targets this season with some looking to impress head coach Thomas Frank in order to get a chance next season, some are looking to earn themselves permanent moves and others are simply aiming to develop for the future.
Here's how every single one of Tottenham's big group of loan players got on at their respective clubs this week.
Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg)
After Luka Vuskovic's difficult debut against Harry Kane and Bayern Munich last weekend, the 18-year-old centre-back ensured his second appearance was one to remember for a couple of reasons.
First, the Croatian bashed his hand against the post in frustration after missing a chance in the 2-1 victory against Heidenheim on Saturday and felt at the time like he fractured a finger.
"I probably broke a finger. It’s an old injury. I broke my finger a few months ago, but I was so angry about missing such a great opportunity that I hit the post with my hand. It will heal, don’t worry," he is quoted as saying in German media outlet Hamburger Morgenpost.
Just before half-time the teenager would have felt a whole lot better after rifling home a well-executed volley when a ball bounced his way to open the scoring.
"I’m very proud, very emotional, and hope it wasn’t my last goal. I just hoped the goal wouldn’t be taken back," he said after a VAR check.
Fortunately after the game, it was found that Vuskovic's finger was just bruised and the news got even better when he discovered he had been called up to Croatia's squad for their October World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Gibraltar.
Manor Solomon (Villarreal)
Manor Solomon played his part for Villarreal with a late winning goal on Tuesday night in La Liga to beat Sevilla 2-1 on the road.
The Israel international had come on for his debut in the weekend's victory at home against Osasuna, contributing an assist in his 23 minutes on the pitch for Georges Mikautadze to score and get Villarreal level before they scored a late winner through Pape Gueye.
It was Solomon's turn to win the game in his second appearance on Tuesday as he raced up the pitch to keep up with a Villarreal break and managed to find himself unmarked with his run into the Sevilla box before firing a low left-footed shot that the keeper could only help on its way into the net.
Solomon has been building up his fitness after injury wiped out his pre-season and his recent performances from the bench could see him get into the Villarreal starting line-up sooner rather than later.
Mikey Moore (Rangers)
Mikey Moore enjoyed a rare Rangers victory as he played 76 minutes in their 2-0 win at Ibrox against Hibernian in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals.
Life under Russell Martin has not gone smoothly with plenty of criticism for the new boss after a start to the season that has left them 11th in the Scottish Premiership table without a single win to their name in the competition so far, with four draws and one defeat.
Eighteen-year-old Moore has been thrown into a tough situation but he earned praise for his performance on Saturday and his involvement in Rangers' second goal of the day.
He received a seven in Glasgow World's ratings with the review: "A reprieve after last week’s half-time subbing. Got a bit off a tough time off the Hibs left-hand-side but showed his quality with run for the second goal and then showed flashes of quality. A constant livewire."
Rangers kick off their Europa League campaign with a home game against Genk on Thursday evening.
Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central)
Despite fears that Alejo Veliz would miss a chunk of game time after an injury last week against Boca Juniors that Rosario stated was "a partial tear of the ligaments that support the joint between the clavicle and shoulder bones", the striker was back and scoring on Sunday.
With a new bleached hairstyle, the 22-year-old levelled the game against Talleres with a great goal. The Rosario number nine took a deep cross down on his chest and crashed a low shot inside the left-hand post to ensure the spoils were shared in the 1-1 draw at home.
That was Veliz's second goal in his first eight matches back at Rosario and he has got 641 minutes to his name already, which is already almost half of what he managed on loan at Espanyol last season.
Alfie Devine (Preston North End)
Alfie Devine scored an absolute rocket for Preston to decide their 1-0 victory at Derby on Saturday in the Championship.
The 21-year-old picked up the ball outside the Derby box in the 29th minutes and unleashed a powerful effort that swerved against the top of the left-hand post and flew into the net. Devine also deserves credit for an immaculate knee slide to celebrate the effort afterwards.
Devine received a nine in the Lancashire Post's player ratings for the win with the review: "His piece of outstanding quality settled the game. The Spurs loan man was magnificent."
Will Lankshear (Oxford United)
Will Lankshear could not continue his goal run after three goals in four matches but he did play the full 90 minutes of Oxford's big 3-1 victory at Bristol City in the Championship.
It was United's first win of the season and the 20-year-old striker played his part with another strong stint to make it 553 minutes from his seven matches so far and those three goals.
Lankshear will be hoping to get back on the goal trail in Saturday's Championship match against Sheffield United.
Yang Min-hyeok (Portsmouth)
Yang Min-hyeok missed out on Portsmouth's 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday as he joined Pompey's big injury list.
The South Korean winger rolled his ankle in training ahead of the game, but is back in training according to the Portsmouth News and is in contention for the Championship trip to Ipswich this weekend.
So far the 19-year-old South Korean has played only 23 minutes in the league and 90 minutes at Fratton Park against Reading in the Carabao Cup last month.
Ashley Phillips & Jamie Donley (Stoke City)
Jamie Donley and Ashley Phillips continue to watch on as unused subs as Stoke lost 1-0 at QPR in the Championship on Saturday.
Donley has been forced to sit and watch the past four Championship games and Phillips for the past three as both wait for some game time at their loan club.
At this rate, both players could be heading back to Tottenham in January in order to get loans to clubs where they will be utilised.
Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen)
Alfie Dorrington had a busy week as the 20-year-old centre-back made two appearances in a matter of days for Aberdeen.
He played 90 minutes for the Dons in their 1-0 defeat to Motherwell at home in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. However, on Tuesday night Dorrington was taken off at half-time at Dundee United following a goal by the hosts' Ivan Dolcek.
The tactical change did not have the desired impact as Dundee doubled their lead just five minutes later as Bert Esselink found the net and Aberdeen lost 2-0.
George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers)
George Abbott continued his trend of scoring great goals with a beautiful finish to open his account for Wycombe Wanderers in the 2-0 win at home against Northampton in League One.
In the 72nd minute, the 20-year-old midfielder took a ball into the box on his chest, managed to bamboozle three visiting players before stroking a shot into the bottom left corner of the net to spark wild celebrations.
Abbott has already racked up 701 minutes in 12 appearances for Wycombe since making the step up to League One.
Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers)
Damola Ajayi was back at the scene of his biggest moment so far in his fledgling football career as Spurs gave Doncaster permission to play him against them at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup third round.
The 3-0 scoreline didn't do the visitors justice and Ajayi had his moments, including a volley that Toyosi Olusanya headed wide in the first half in front of the same south stand that the right winger scored himself in the Europa League game against Elfsborg last season.
This time Ajayi and Doncaster were unable to find a way through, which brought the obligatory Djed Spence post on Instagram to his young team-mate: "I’m sorry Lil bro. Welcome to the penitentiary." That came complete with a mocked up image of Ajayi behind bars with Spence smiling in front of them. Even his team-mate, who took it well in the comments below, could not escape the post-match friendly fire.
Ajayi played 61 minutes of the game and had also come off the bench for the final 13 minutes of Saturday's home defeat to AFC Wimbledon.
Tyrese Hall (Notts County)
The goals continued with Tyrese Hall bagging a brace for Notts County in his 23 minutes off the bench as they beat Crawley Town 4-0 in League Two.
The 20-year-old midfielder opened his account by sprinting down the pitch during a County break and he took the ball inside and finished well past the goalkeeper. His second finish was just as good with a calm and collected low effort inside the box to double his tally.
Hall has got 220 minutes to his name so far in seven appearances on his first senior loan.
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