Harry Redknapp: Roman Pavlyuchenko a 'great striker'

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has hailed Roman Pavlyuchenko as "a great striker of the ball" following his goal against Rubin Kazan yesterday.

Pavlyuchenko was the only scorer in the 1-0 Spurs victory, which sees the North London club go to the top of their Europa League group.

"He is a great striker of the ball," Redknapp said. "He really can hit a ball. "When he lined it up I had a feeling he was going to score because he is a very clean striker of the football.

"He's got two great feet. Technically he's a top, top player - there was never any doubt about that. It was good to see him score."

Tottenham next face Blackburn in the Premier League on Sunday.