Tottenham player ratings vs Auckland - Gray and Tel shine, Williams-Barnett and Donley bright

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Here are our Tottenham player ratings from their pre-season friendly victory against Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday

A young Tottenham team got the ball rolling against Auckland FC on Sunday before the senior players put the game to bed and here are our Spurs player ratings from the 2-0 win.

After it took the north London club almost 30 hours to fly across to the other side of the world, Roberto De Zerbi kept his senior players in reserve, with some having just returned from their post-World Cup rest. That meant some talented youngsters got the chance to face Auckland, including 17-year-old talent Luca Williams-Barnett in the number 10 role, Mikey Moore, Jamie Donley and Dane Scarlett with Archie Gray captaining the side while Japan international Kota Takai got a start in central defence.

Spurs netted first 12 minutes in when a pinpoint curling pass from Gray found Manor Solomon's run into the Auckland box. Although his initial shot was saved, Dane Scarlett was on hand to slam home the rebound.

After six changes with senior players coming on at the hour mark Richarlison fired home after a good run from Mathys Tel to the byline before pulling it back for the Brazilian to fire home.

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Here are our Tottenham player ratings:

Brandon Austin

Made a good early low save from Normann and a brave stop to deny Cosgrove lae in the half. Was comfortable in whatever else came his way and had a quiet second half with less to deal with. 8

Tye Hall

Solid enough for a midfielder playing a left-back and made a good block to stop a late cross in the half. Switched to right-back after the hour mark before coming off in the final minutes. 7

Malachi Hardy

Wasn't troubled too much by the Kiwi side's attackers and defended well with both centre-back partners. 7

Kota Takai

A composed first half from the Japan international and sorted out a tricky defensive situation 16 minutes in. Switched to right-back after the changes. 7

Rio Kyerematen

Like Hall did well enough as a midfielder in a full-back role even if he had some first-half struggles but made a good interception early in the second period before coming off. 6

Jamie Donley

Played a beautiful crossfield pass into the path of Moore midway through the first half. Curled an effort wide not long after. Kept things ticking over in the middle of the pitch and tried to get forward with Gray covering. Quieter in the second half before coming off on the hour mark with a knock, heading straight down the tunnel. 7

Archie Gray

Captain of the young team and made an early run that got the crowd going. Curled in a great ball for Solomon which led to the opening goal. Led the young side well, seemed to have an encouraging word for Williams-Barnett as the sides came off at the break. Came off on the hour. 8

Manor Solomon

Chipped in a good cross from Williams-Barnet early on and it was his saved shot that led to the opener. Had a couple of moments he should have done better with as the half wore on. Came into the middle after the hour mark and again offered moments where it looked like he might create something but didn't. 6

Luca Williams-Barnett

Looked bright from the start and headed an early chance wide. Was busy in and around the box and had further efforts blocked. Worked hard but tired in the second half before coming off on the hour mark. Might have had a goal or two on another day. 7

Mikey Moore

Floated in off the right but struggled to make inroads for much of the half other than the odd dribble past a man. 6

Dane Scarlett

Opened the scoring by firing home the rebound from Solomon's saved effort. Got into some good positions and had a second half effored deflected wide. 7

Subs

Mathys Tel

Pulled the full-back all over the place. Set up Richarlison's goal and had an effort saved in the final 10 minutes. 8

Ben Davies

A composed head alongside Hardy and then Takai. 6

Conor Gallagher

Added some energy in the rain to the midfield. 6

Mateus Fernandes

Some nice little touches in his half-hour cameo. 6

Richarlison

Got his first goal of pre-season when Tel picked him out in front of goal. Almost set up Tyrese Hall for a late goal after winning possession of the ball. 7

Yang Min-hyeok

Got half an hour on the right but didn't see much of the ball. 5

Tyrese Hall

Had some chances to score after coming on late. N/A

Harry Byrne

Got on the final 10 minutes or so. N/A

Tyler Tingey

A couple of minutes at the end. N/A

Reiss Russell-Denny