Tottenham made a winning start to their Premier League campaign with a one-sided win over newly-promoted Burnley. The north Londoners had Richarlison to thank with the Brazilian scoring two fine goals to get them up and running. Brennan Johnson added a third in the second half to make sure of the points and send Burnley home empty-handed.

The Thomas Frank era began to the great delight of Tottenham Hotspur fans on Saturday, as last season's Europa League winners cruised past newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in north London.

Pape Matar Sarr is once again set to play in the more advanced midfield role, with the deal for the 27-year-old unlikely to be done in time for the first game of the new season. That means just one change for the former Brentford manager, with Wilson Odobert coming in to replace Kevin Danso to allow Spurs to be a bit more attacking.

This was the history of the Tottenham. Europa League champions Spurs head into their Premier League opener with the biggest monkey off their back after 17 trophyless seasons. That baron run was

Richarlison has scored nine goals in his past nine starts for Tottenham, suggesting his has the potential to be a consistent threat

The rout is on at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Brennan Johnson makes it 3-0 for Spurs against Burnley.