Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has said Mikey Moore is “ready to start any game” but he intends to maintain a degree of caution with the highly rated 17-year-old’s development.

Moore impressed in Thursday’s Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar and even drew comparisons with Brazil forward Neymar from team-mate James Maddison.

He has appeared as a substitute for Spurs in the Premier League on three occasions this term but is yet to start a top-flight league match.

“I just feel, especially with young players, you’ve got to be really careful about their introduction into senior football,” said Postecoglou.

“Last year, he didn’t really have a full season of football. He had a couple of injuries and he went from playing under-18s football to playing very little under-21 football before we integrated him [into the first team].

“He’s still physically growing and you have to take that into account.

“He’s ready to start a Premier League game for sure, but we want to continue to develop Mikey in the right way and give him a platform to keep improving.

“So far, whatever we’ve asked of him, he’s made a real impact and the plan is to continue to do that.”