The ex-West Ham man made his mark at his new club immediately

Tottenham goal-scorer Mateus Fernandes described his incredible strike against MK Dons as his favourite goal in his career.

The Portuguese, who joined Spurs from West Ham in the summer, unleashed an unstoppable volley after Craig MacGillivray’s punch clear dropped to his right foot, seeing his strike clip the post en route to the back of the net.

The £85 million man was making his first, albeit non-competitive appearance for his new club, and he could not have wanted a better start than watching his third minute strike sail in.

“It was great, no?” he joked. “It dropped to me again later and I thought about trying again, but if I missed everyone would tell me it was luck, so I controlled it instead!

“This has given me confidence for the next few days. It was my favourite goal by a mile. The second one was last season, but I need to do it more often, shooting from outside the box. I know I can do it but this will give me confidence.

“We played well, controlled the game, but I was so tired towards the end so I have to work on that. We timed things right, and now we’re looking forward to playing again.”

Spurs youngster Mikey Moore, who featured for 45 minutes, added: “All the boys were good and we dealt with their threats well. There were things we need to clean up but it was a good first game.”