Dominic Solanke banks 36 points in three games as Tottenham assets climb rankings

WHILE much of the focus was on the beleaguered hosts at Old Trafford on Sunday, Tottenham deserve plenty of credit for a professional performance.

Spurs took the lead inside three minutes and never let their foot off Manchester United’s throat on their way to a 3-0 victory.

Dominic Solanke (£4.2m) capped the victory midway through the second half with a poacher’s effort from a corner routine to continue his fine form since his return from injury.

The former Bournemouth striker has now scored three goals in his last three outings, a run that has yielded 36 Dream Team points.

Solanke scored his first goal for his new club against Brentford in Gameweek 5 and immediately followed that up with another against Qarabag in the Europa League.

And the underlying numbers suggest he’s likely to sustain his impressive form as he’s mustered 11 shots on target already this season.

For perspective, only Erling Haaland (£9.2m) and Mohamed Salah (£7.5m) have registered more at this stage, which is remarkable given Solanke missed two Gameweeks through injury.

Upon his transfer to North London, we speculated that the 27-year-old would receive plenty of service as the focal point of Ange Postecoglou’s dynamic system and that is proving to be the case.

The early-season injury caused Solanke’s ownership to plummet but Dream Team bosses should once again have him in their thoughts, especially with plenty more European fixtures to come.

Spurs are set to face Ferencvaros this Thursday with AZ Alkmaar, Galatasaray, Roma and Rangers all to come before mid-December.

This season, there are more European games to squeeze in than ever before because of the revised formats of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Gaffers should therefore endeavour to ensure they have plenty of players active in these competitions for the relevant Gameweeks as more fixtures generally equals more points.

This is another reason Solanke is even more viable this season than in 2023/24, when he scored 19 league goals for the Cherries.

And Solanke is far from the only Spurs asset catching the eye in Dream Team right now.

Brennan Johnson (£3.6m) applied the finishing touch to Micky van de Ven’s (£3.7m) piercing run to put Postecoglou’s side in the lead at Old Trafford for his fourth goal in as many games.

The Wales international has copped quite a lot of criticism since his move from Nottingham Forest, most of it centred around his high transfer fee of £50million, but his numbers are heading in the right direction.

Naturally, this form has translated to an uplift in Dream Team returns – 38 points across his last four outings to be specific.

Having seemingly locked down the starting position on the right flank, Johnson is a potentially savvy midfield recruit, especially at his current price of £3.6m.

On a similar theme, James Maddison (£4.5m) now leads the way among all Dream Team assets for bonus points with 15 to his name.

The productive playmaker ranks highly for accurate crosses, fouls won and shots on target.

Both Johnson and Maddison are now inside the top ten Dream Team midfielders after Spurs’ win at Old Trafford – Solanke is ninth among forwards.