Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has praised the impact of loan signing Timo Werner.

The German forward was thrust into the action, starting against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Despite not scoring or assisting in the 2-2 draw in the Premier League, Werner earned praise from his Australian coach.

Postecoglou stated post-game: “I think it is important. It does give you growth because there's a hell of a lot of reasons for us not to perform at that level today. If we didn't, it would have been tough even for someone like me who tries to push the envelope in everything we do, I would have accepted that.

“But the fact that the boys put in a performance like that it does give you growth because you come out of it and you know that we're probably not going to have it as hard as we did today in terms of a build-up to a game and yet we're still going to perform at those levels.

“Timo, he's had two sessions with us, he hasn't started a game for ages but I saw today I think he can be really exciting for us once he get to understand our game and gets up to speed with our training. You could see there were little moments today, he was always a threat and I think he will enjoy his football here.

“More importantly today I had no option but to start him. He was a really willing participant in it. He wanted to help. He put his hand up and said whatever I can do, I'll do and it's a credit to him."