Son’s hat-trick for Tottenham the perfect response to Millwall’s idiot minority | Dominic Fifield


Son Heung-min was subjected to racist abuse by Millwall fans on Sunday. His hat-trick was a fine riposte, and gives Tottenham hope after Harry Kane’s injury

As a riposte, it was about as emphatic as they come. Son Heung-min was actually stumbling, the loose ball ricocheting awkwardly between his legs, when a section of the Millwall fans situated in that nearby corner of the arena began bellowing their latest chorus of “DVD”. He had to edge back rather apologetically towards the touchline to gather but, with Jake Cooper wary of darting from the penalty area, there was still time to readjust, wriggle towards the edge of the penalty area and curl his shot gloriously into the far corner beyond Tom King.

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