Romero spotted, Son's key Bergvall chat, Archie Gray's incredible skills and Ben Davies' six words

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Tottenham Hotspur got back to winning ways on Sunday with a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League.

Ange Postecoglou's men climbed up to 12th spot in the table with the three points, making it back-to-back victories in the Premier League around those disappointing FA Cup and Carabao Cup exits for Spurs. The defeat for United left Ruben Amorim's men down in 15th place in the table.

Here are five things from inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that took place before, during and after the big game that you might have missed on Sunday evening.

Son's Bergvall pep talk

In the tunnel before the match, the Tottenham captain Son Heung-min could be seen giving 19-year-old midfielder Lucas Bergvall a passionate pep talk.

The skipper gave the teenager a prolonged hug before holding his hand up in the air to signify something the young Swede must reach, whether it's his level of performance or simply winning balls in the air. Either way Bergvall nodded away and Son patted him repeatedly on the chest in an emphatic way to make sure the point was drilled home.

It certainly seemed to do the trick because Bergvall was one of Spurs' better players on the day with his calmness and positive play. Son then went over to Rodrigo Bentancur and hugged the Uruguayan but without the need for the pep talk for the experienced midfielder.

Archie Gray's skills

There's a video doing the rounds on social media of Archie Gray before kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 18-year-old was in the rare position of being a substitute so had a separate warm-up from the starting players.

Gray and Brennan Johnson could be seen knocking a ball between each other on the pitch ahead of the game. At one point, Gray does some impressive keepy uppy skills before flicking the ball up on to his head and balancing it there, including walking along with it sitting right on the top of his head rather than on his forehead.

The youngster then lets the ball bounce behind him and backheel volleys it to Johnson before taking the return pass with a perfect cushioned shoulder to the ball. Tottenham certainly have a remarkable talent in the £40million man from Leeds and we've not even seen him in his natural position yet.

Tel firing up the crowd

As Son pulled away James Maddison to celebrate following his little Roy Keane riposte to the camera after his early goal, Mathys Tel turned to the north stand.

The 19-year-old Bayern Munich man is certainly not lacking in confidence and the Frenchman whipped his arms up and down towards the supporters and orchestrated the crowd to get even louder inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following what would end up being the match-winning goal.

Davies' instruction to Son

After the half-time break, Ben Davies is one of first ones out of the Tottenham changing room and he stays there waiting for Son to emerge.

When he does, the Welshman tells his close friend - the South Korean is the godfather to his child - six simple words. He says "come on you, lead us out" before patting the skipper on the chest and following Son as the other players then begin to file out and congregate behind them in the tunnel.

The messages from Davies, Son and Vicario to the team as they walk out is similar, with the goalkeeper shouting 'come on boys, again, again, again' before they emerge for the second half.

Romero and the injured players

As the players walk off the pitch following the final whistle, they give high fives to the various coaches including Matt Wells and Nick Montgomery but there are also the injured players waiting for them.

Dominic Solanke, Radu Dragusin on crutches, Timo Werner and Micky van de Ven can be seen in the edge of the tunnel congratulating them all as they leave the grass. The matchwinner Maddison and Solanke share a big hug when the midfielder spots the striker and then all of the remaining players show their affection for the injured quartet and particular Dragusin following his successful cruciate ligament surgery.

Cristian Romero and Richarlison could not be seen at that point but there is video footage that shows them both sat together in the dugout and the Argentine in particular jumping up to celebrate Maddison's goal with a punch in the air before banging the advertising hoarding.

Victory over Man United, talking about those fan protests & the Vicario and Maddison's triumphant returns. Click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham!