After a difficult start to his loan spell at Rangers, Tottenham’s Mikey Moore finally appears to be showcasing his quality for the Scottish side.
When Moore completed a season-long loan move to Rangers, many Spurs fans expected the 18-year-old to absolutely dominate at the Ibrox this season, given the glimpses of class he had shown in a Spurs shirt last season.
However, the teenager has not had the easiest of starts to life in Scotland, struggling to get into Russel Martin’s eleven in the first few weeks of the season.
Some pundits have also expressed concern that the toxic atmosphere at Rangers is not ideal for Moore, given the fan unrest and the calls for the manager to be sacked, but the youngster now sees light at the end of the tunnel.
Tottenham’s Mikey Moore gets rave reviews after picking up an assist
The Tottenham academy graduate started for Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals against Hibernian at Ibrox on Saturday.
Moore got 76 minutes under his belt and set up the home side’s second goal as the Gers emerged 2-0 winners to seal their passage in the final four.
Glasgow World’s ratings gave the Tottenham man a match rating of seven out of 10 and wrote about his performance: “A reprieve after last week’s half-time subbing. Got a bit of a tough time off the Hibs left-hand-side but showed his quality with run for the second goal and then showed flashes of quality. A constant livewire.”
Europa League campaign kicks off in disappointing fashion for Moore
The Spurs youngster would have been hoping to play Champions League football, but Moore will now have to settle for Europa League football this season after the Scottish side crashed out in the qualifying round.
The Europa League is the competition where the teenager made a name for himself at Spurs last season, but the winger and Rangers made a poor start to the tournament.
The Scottish side fell to a 1-0 loss away at Genk in their first game of the league phase, with Moore hooked at half-time by Martin.