Tottenham player ratings vs Reading: Mohammed Kudus dazzles as Pedro Porro performs

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The first game of the Thomas Frank era at Tottenham Hotspur ended in a comfortable 2-0 victory over Reading.
Will Lankshear headed home early in the second-half to give the visitors the lead before Luka Vuskovic swept home a second minutes later.
Sam Tabuteau rated Tottenham's players from Berkshire for Standard Sport.
Antonin Kinsky 6
Not afraid to invite pressure in possession. But nearly gifted Reading the opening goal when flapping at the ball. His distribution will ensure he's never too far from Frank's thinking, even if Vicario is number one.
Pedro Porro 8
The Spaniard was everywhere. Popping up on both flanks and saving Kinsky's blushes with a goalline clearance early on. Brentford ranked fifth for successful open play crosses in the Premier League last season, and Frank will look at Porro, who ranked second for successful crosses, as someone who can fit seamlessly into his system.
Cristian Romero 6
Frank was coy on Romero's future at the club in his pre-match comments. The Dane will desperately hope the Argentine stays next season.
Kevin Danso 6
A front-footed display, Danso was central to building play from the back.
Destiny Udogie 6
Aggressive, attacking performance. Udogie will be key to how Frank wants to play.
Rodrigo Bentancur 6
His energy will be the heartbeat of Frank's side. Comfortable in tight spaces, Tottenham need to tie down Bentancur to a new contract.
Pape Matar Sarr 6
Had the best chance of the first-half but struggled to get hold of a scrappy affair.
Alfie Devine 6
This will be a big pre-season for Devine as he looks to break into the first team. Some neat touches from the youngster, but certainly more to come.
Brennan Johnson 5
Relatively anonymous from Tottenham's Europa League final hero.
Dominic Solanke 7
Industrious performance from the Tottenham striker. He chased a lot of loose balls, which will have pleased Frank. The Dane wants his strikers to work out of possession.
Mikey Moore 7
A busy performance from the teenager, who linked up well with Udogie.
Guglielmo Vicario 6
Had nothing much to do as Reading struggled to create opportunities.
Djed Spence 5
Caught in possession as Reading looked to hit back after conceding two quickfire goals in the second-half. An impressive campaign last year but he'll do well to oust Porro.
Luka Vuskovic 8
The Croatian centre-back's performance was noted for his attacking impact rather than his defensive contributions. The 18-year-old scored and assisted Tottenham's two goals.
Micky Van de Ven 6
A clean sheet and minutes in the bag. If Van de Ven can stay fit, there's no reason why Tottenham can't challenge for silverware.
Ben Davies 6
Davies has already extended his stay at Tottenham until the end of next season. His experience will be important as the club look to fight on multiple fronts.
Yves Bissouma 6
Broke out of pressure well and kept things ticking in the middle of the park. Bissouma's contract expires next summer, and it's unclear whether he figures in Frank's plans.
Luca Bergvall 5
Should have been punished when caught in possession inside the area, but the referee waved away Reading's claims for a penalty.
Jamie Donley 6
Another academy graduate, it was a solid if unspectacular display from Donley, who shone on loan at Leyton Orient last season.
Mohammed Kudus 8
Straight into the action, swinging in the corner from which Lankshear would score before teeing up Vuskovic. Electric on the break, Kudus will be a lot of fun this season.
Will Lankshear 7
He had an almost instant impact off the bench as he opened the scoring for Tottenham.
Son Heung-Min 5
A quiet performance from Son. It remains to be seen whether he'll stay at the club next season.