Premier League: Son back to his best

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Tottenham Hotspur 6 - 2 Leicester City

Spurs recovered from a poor night in the Champions League by thrashing Leicester City in a memorable match in North London.

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Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a scintillating 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham ruthlessly punished Leicester's latest defensive horror show.

The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte's decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming on to curl home two fantastic strikes and slot home a late third.

Spurs had initially trailed to Youri Tielemans' early penalty but quickly took advantage of the Foxes' failings at set-pieces as Harry Kane and Eric Dier nodded home from corners to turn the game around.

James Maddison's stunning first-time finish briefly drew Leicester level again, but Wilfried Ndidi's mistake allowed Rodrigo Bentancur to steer Tottenham back in front before Son stole the show and had the Spurs faithful singing his name.

Social media reaction

Let's have a look at some of the best social media reaction. 

One Spurs fan replied to the above tweet: "Exactly how Conte knew he'd react by benching him. Lit a fire underneath him, played like a man with something to prove, which he did to be fair."

Harry Kane posted: "Never in doubt."

 The Leicester reaction was obviously less positive.

James Justin told their media team: “They are a team with quality, and I feel like in the end we got a little bit complacent and made a few individual mistakes, including myself,” 

“We got caught on the counter and that’s what the top sides do to you. We’re just going to keep fighting and keep trying to do what we do.

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