Tony Pulis admitted he is “amazed” after former West Brom loanee Serge Gnabry’s four-goal performance for Bayern Munich helped inflict a heavy defeat on Tottenham in the Champions League.
The German winger struggled under Pulis during a brief stint with the Baggies before returning to his parent club Arsenal.
The Welsh manager claims it was tough to even get Gnabry fit for Under-21 games and famously revealed he was “not at that level to play (for West Brom)”.
After a successful move to Werder Bremen kick-started his career, Gnabry has proven himself with the Bavarian giants after two initial loan spells with Hoffenheim and played a key role as Bayern thrashed Spurs 7-2 at White Hart Lane.
“I’m amazed. We had him at West Brom, we took him on loan and we could never get him fit. He got taken off in an under-21 game,” Pulis told Sky Sports.
“He went back to Arsenal and they sold him on. He was a good kid... didn’t mind him at all. He’s fulfilled his potential. You can knock me over with a feather.
“Having worked with him at West Brom and seeing him there to what he’s done is just absolutely amazing.
“When people show what they can really do... really knuckle down and become so good, as he’s done, it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Gnabry then left a message for his former fans in north London after his performance, claiming: “north London is red!”
