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DEVINE WAY TO SEAL WIN

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break, Jose Mourinho sent on Devine and the rookie midfielder became the club’s youngest scorer – at 16 years and 163 days – when he wrapped up a 5-0 win.

“He is a kid of great potential,” said Mourinho.

“He is not a stranger around the first team.

“Step by step, he is going forward. I like him and today is special for him. It is good for him and good for our academy.”

Although Neil Kengni hit the bar when the game was goalless, non-league minnows Marine never looked like causing an upset.

But at least their FA Cup run has secured their financial future. Manager Neil Young said: “I’m very proud of the Cup run.

“We’ve had an eventful week, with a lot of Press and attention.

“The football community, and in particular the Tottenham Hotspur supporters, have been incredible. To sell over 20,000 virtual tickets in what is a very tough time for our football club, is really nice.

“You have to give great credit to Jose Mourinho for the side he picked. He showed us great respect.

“At the end we were laughing about which superstar would be coming off the bench next.”

Carlos Vinicius did the main damage for Spurs with a firsthalf hat-trick, with Lucas Moura adding a free-kick.

And Mourinho also gave Gareth Bale, one of the star names on the bench, a 25-minute run-out.

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