Amidst all the disappointment surrounding Tottenham’s shock FA Cup fifth round exit to Norwich on Wednesday night, one thing that may have disappeared under the wreckage, was Oliver Skipp’s performance.

The Spurs academy product was given a rare chance to impress by Jose Mourinho, with the 19-year-old previously having only played six games across all competitions this season.

And whilst the rest of his teammates flattered to deceive, Skipp was arguably one of the only bright sparks to come out of that match with any credit.

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As per Sofascore, he had an impressive 90% pass accuracy, had a 100% dribble success rate, made three tackles, and won five of his nine duels – and in possession, he only conceded the ball seven times over the course of the 120 minutes that he was on the pitch. To put that last statistic into perspective, Erik Lamela, who only played 50 minutes, lost possession on three more occasions.

His 7.0 match rating bettered than that of fellow academy product, and midfield partner, Harry Winks. At 19, Skipp has got plenty of time to grow and mature, but he is certainly someone who Mourinho should surely now look to unleash over these coming weeks and months.

Tanguy Ndombele was no doubt seen as the big hope of Spurs’ central midfield, considering his big price tag following his move from Lyon last summer. But his terrible record with injuries has hampered his progress big time, and when he will be ready to play a full game remains to be seen.

On the other hand, Skipp, despite not playing much football this season, played the full 90 plus extra-time on Wednesday, and still showed signs of energy towards the latter stages. It was no wonder that speaking in his post-match press conference, Mourinho drooled over the Spurs starlet’s display.

“Phenomenal. Very, very good. Very, very good, solid performance. Even with the yellow card I kept him for two hours, first of all because Winks was in trouble, secondly because he was so solid, so mature, so confident that I was never afraid of a second yellow card coming. He was always in control of the game. We could see the difference also on the physical condition of him and the people who us playing all the time.”

Quite the praise. It’s now up to Mourinho to prove that these aren’t empty words, and that he will reward Skipp with some more first-team opportunities very soon.

Meanwhile, Tottenham fans have slammed this ace after his shocker against Norwich.