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Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to heap praise on Jan Vertonghen after the defender played a key role in helping Spurs avoid defeat to Arsenal in the north London derby.

The 6 foot 1 Belgian international put in an impressive display in general, but it was his stoppage time heroics that helped Spurs leave Wembley with a vital point after seemingly being seconds away from defeat that will grab the spotlight.

After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fluffed his lines from 12 yards, the ball was fizzed back into the box for the Gabonese forward to have another chance, but Vertonghen somehow managed to divert his goal bound effort over the bar.

That isn’t the first time that the 31-year-old has saved his side this season, and it certainly won’t be the last as the former Ajax man emerges as one of Mauricio Pochettino’s most important figures.

Let’s take a look at how the Spurs fans on Twitter reacted to his performance…