James Maddison explained who he aimed his celebration at after scoring the winner for Spurs on his return to injury.
Maddison was back in the side for Spurs as they hosted Manchester United on Sunday, with he and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario giving Ange Postecoglou’s men a huge boost for the fixture.
The 28-year-old has been missing for around three weeks but made an instant impact in his comeback, bagging the only goal of the game in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
After Andre Onana could only parry Lucas Begval’s effort into danger, Maddison pounced to tap in the rebound and give Spurs a narrow victory which moves them up to 12th in the Premier League.
He celebrated by performing his customary darts celebration and then producing a shush gesture.
In his post-match interview with Patrick Davison of Sky Sports after the game, Maddison was asked about the meaning behind his celebration and he implied that it was a response to recent criticism from Manchester United legend and Sky pundit Roy Keane.
“Just a little bit of outside noise this week wasn’t there,” a smiling Maddison said.
“People have their opinions but I wanted to do my talking on the pitch today so I hope there’s a certain few that enjoyed me being the match-winner today!”
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