Jose Mourinho has insisted Tanguy Ndombele deserves all the praise for his Tottenham turnaround.

Spurs' record signing looked to have a bleak future when Mourinho arrived at the club after struggling to adapt to the Premier League, with the Portuguese regularly criticising the midfielder's hunger and fitness.

But this season has seen the 24-year-old come to the fore as a key player in Mourinho's side and his "genius" strike in a 3-1 win at Sheffield United will be long remembered as he produced an audacious flick over the goalkeeper's head when running away from goal.

For Sheffield United it was a familiar tale of defeat – their 16th in the Premier League – having finally won for the first time on Tuesday.

Boss Chris Wilder said: "I really fancied us and we did as a football club. We got paid a compliment with the way they set up and you could see, led by the manager, that they thought this was going to be a tough afternoon.

"Apart from the last 10 minutes, it wasn't a foregone conclusion. The goals really, at any level... after Tuesday night, the first thing we needed was to have a bright start and get a foothold in the game and we didn't."