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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Gary Lineker reacts after Son Heung-min scores his 100th Tottenham goal in Leeds win

Gary Lineker has delivered his verdict on Son Heung-min scoring his 100th goal in Tottenham colours.

The South Korea international, who arrived in north London from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 and reached the milestone in the 3-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday afternoon.

Latching onto Harry Kane's pass, Son made no mistake from close range to double Spurs ' lead in the first-half.

As a result, the goal was number 100 for the forward in Tottenham colours across all competitions and Lineker has been quick to praise the 28-year-old.

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Taking to social media, the former Spurs striker sent out a congratulatory message to Son.

"Congratulations to Son Heung-Min on scoring his 100th goal for @SpursOfficial," Lineker wrote on Twitter. "What a wonderful addition he’s been to football in this country.

"Electric on the field, delightful off it."

Speaking after the game, Son paid tribute to his Spurs teammates for helping him reach the century of goals.

"It was a really difficult game," he told BT Sport. "We knew how they were doing, they’re doing an unbelievable job and working so hard. We were creating chances from the start of the game and yeah, to get the clean sheet, 3-0, to start the New Year, it’s fantastic.

"Obviously, I’m very happy and grateful and the team-mates that have supported me. It’s not coming automatically, on my own, I need a lot of help for this big achievement and I’m really proud.

"I didn’t know that. To score 100 goals with one team, it’s big and I’m really proud and grateful. It’s a good thing to start the New Year.

"We’re working hard and working through a long time, six years together, and we know each other really well. I’m a bit sad that I couldn't give an assist today to H.

"Harry always finds me so for my goal, he knew I was there. Obviously the ball was perfect to me. Sometimes it’s telepathic, sometimes we’re talking about it.

"I really don’t mind. When we get the three points, it doesn’t matter who scores or gets the assists. We’re working hard every single time to get three points.

"It was very important because we dropped points and sometimes we were a bit unlucky. I think we’ve started the New Year well, back to winning ways, it’s very important."

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