3 games, 3 wins, 3 goals of a new hero

It's been a promising start to the season for us following the disappointment and uncertainty surrounding our lack of transfer business and move to the new stadium respectively. We've seen that familiarity can breed contentment, with the Fulham game in particular providing evidence of the advantages of continuity in a squad, with the away side attempting to bed a number of new recruits into their starting XI. Whilst we may not have any actual signings, we do have a number of players that could fit into the cliched 'like a new signing' category. Toby Alderweireld and Danny Rose were left out of the team for large parts of last season following reported disagreements with the manager. Both have now been given a shot at redemption, and in the case of Toby, he has grasped it with both hands. His performance on Monday night at Old Trafford was imperious; the kind of performance we missed during his exile from the first eleven. Davinson Sanchez is an excellent young defender, and a huge prospect for the future, but because of his lack of experience he lacks the composure and assuredness of his senior team mate, and those qualities surely spread through a defence to give the team a sense of tranquility when under pressure. We don't often see Alderweireld making last ditch tackles because his positional sense is so good, but we did a couple of times on Monday night and they were timed to perfection. Rose's return to the side was less seamless, he looked to be lacking a little sharpness - which is hardly surprising considering how much football he's missed - and it manifested itself in the form of the poor back pass played to Hugo Lloris that was interepted by Lukaku and really should've been punished with the opening goal. It was heartening to see Pochettino putting his arm around Rose's shoulder shortly after that incident and then hugging him at the end along with the rest of the team. The hope is that their relationship can be repaired and we can see Rose playing his best football again, I still believe he's our best left back when on top of his game. The third artificial summer signing is Lucas Moura. When he first arrived in January, I recall thinking he seemed like a rich man's Aaron Lennon; very quick and tricky, but with a little more end product. Frankly I was happy with that, but I think a reassessment might be required judging by Monday night's performance - easily his finest in a Spurs shirt. Even before the two goals, he'd played very well, pressing relentlessly, winning the ball back in good positions, and running at the United defence when in possession. Indeed he really should've had a penalty when Phil Jones continued his pursuit of the world's clumsiest man award by barging him over. And then came the goals, the first he took well as he sprinted onto Eriksen's pinpoint cutback, but the second really showcased what a player he can be. Picking the ball up 10 yards inside the opposition half and running at the heart of United's defence, before surging past Chris Smalling, and whipping the ball beyond De Gea with ease. In the temporary absence of Son Heung Min, we needed someone to provide the secondary threat behind and around Kane, and Lucas has stepped up magnificently with 3 goals in 3 games. Watford await us in our fourth game, and they will need to be respected as one of 3 other teams that have also made a perfect start to the season. Last year we drew at Vicarage Road after Sanchez was sent off for a clumsy swing of his elbow, perhaps this time Alderweireld's calmness will help us gain another 3 points.