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ByLe Buzz

Updated 04/01/2019 at 21:58 GMT

If you are 6-0 down in an FA Cup third-round tie it is pretty humiliating as it is.

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores his team's seventh goal past Scott Davies of Tranmere Rovers during the FA Cup Third Round match between Tranmere Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur at Prenton Park on January 4, 2019 in Birkenhead, United Kingdom.

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But for your dominant opponents to bring on the reigning World Cup Golden Boot winner is pretty ruthless.

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But that's what happened to Tranmere in the FA Cup third round.

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Some questioned the manager - fairly, perhaps. Why risk it?

Maybe this is why:

And when he did come on, guess what happened!

Also, on the subject of cameos, there was a nice one from Serge Aurier too.

The Frenchman has not been seen in the Tottenham side for a month or so after a groin injury. And he scored a bit of a biff.

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