'Unstoppable' Micky van de Ven provides a great assist during a 70-yard sprint.

In a "special" assist from the Tottenham center-back, Micky van de Ven produced a magnificent 70-yard run from defence to set up Brennan Johnson's opening goal at Manchester United.

After Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford mishandled the ball in the Spurs half, Van de Ven pounced, and the Dutchman charged forward from inside the halfway line.

Van de Ven dribbled past Manuel Ugarte and his countryman Matthijs de Ligt to get to the byline. He then sent a flawless low cross to the back post, where Johnson was waiting to tap it into an empty net with a smile on his face.

Tottenham gets off to a quick start.

Micky van de Ven makes an incredible run and puts it on a plate for Brennan Johnson. 💥

It was Johnson's fourth goal in as many games for Spurs, but the forward immediately walked to Van de Ven to congratulate him on one of the best assists by a centre-back in Premier League history.

"Absolutely brilliant," exclaimed former Manchester United defender Gary Neville. "One of the best runs I've ever seen from a central defender.

"Van de Ven just steps in, and it's absolutely incredible: he drives through four Manchester United players, and the cross is just fantastic."

"We had enough players back to stop it, but it was unstoppable. De Ligt begins running too late and misjudges the pace of the centre-back. "It's incredible and devastating."

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