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Multiple Tottenham starlets have struggled to hit the ground running out on loan so far this summer, although there is plenty of time left for them to leave their marks.
At the start of August, Moore joined Rangers on a season-long loan deal with no obligation or option to buy.
It subsequently broke that Moore had signed a new contract at Tottenham before going out on loan, which comes as confirmation that the exciting winger is very much part of the North London club’s long-term plans.
Rangers boss Russel Martin has already raved about Moore, but the youngster is still waiting to make his first league start for the Scottish giants.
Mikey Moore comes on as a substitute yet again
The Tottenham Hotspur academy graduate’s only start for Rangers so far came in the Scottish League Cup, and the teenager produced an assist for Martin’s men, as they emerged 4-2 against Alloa United.
Moore came on for the final 20 minutes of the first leg of Rangers’ Champions League tie against Club Brugge last week, with the Belgian side winning 3-1 at Ibrox. Unfortunately, he was an unused substitute in the away leg as Rangers fell to an embarrassing 6-0 defeat.
The 18-year-old was brought on at half-time at St Mirren on Sunday, with his side trailing 1-0 at the interval. The winger played his part in helping his side salvage a 1-1 draw, but it was not the sort of performance that guarantees that he will be in the starting eleven for the return leg against Club Brugge.
According to Football.London, most Scottish outlets gave Moore a match rating of five or six out of 10 for his second-half display against St Mirren.
Two Tottenham youngsters were hauled off at half-time
It was also a disappointing week for Alfie Dorrington and George Abbott, with the former being hauled off at half-time of Aberdeen’s Europa League play-off first leg against Romanian side FCSB, and the latter suffering the same fate in Wycombe’s 2-2 draw with Reading.
Meanwhile, Yang Min-hyeok has only played 23 minutes in the Championship since joining Portsmouth on loan, and he had to watch on from the bench again on Saturday as Pompey played out a 1-1 draw with West Ham.
Jamie Donley and Ashley Phillips were also unused substitutes for Stoke City, who emerged with a 2-1 win from St Mary’s on Saturday.
The pair both started the Potters’ EFL Cup clash against Bradford City on Tuesday, but it was a night to forget for Mark Robins’ men, who were thrashed 3-0 at home by the League One side and dumped out of the competition.
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