Taking the limelight off the horror show at the American Express Stadium, which saw Tottenham Hotspur's first team catastrophically fall apart against Brighton, was the club's youth sides.
Both the Under 18s and 21s picked up superb victories, beating Manchester United at home and arch-enemies Arsenal away, respectively.
Under 21s: Arsenal 2-5 Tottenham
The hosts, playing at National League South Boreham Wood’s home patch - Meadow Park, raced into an early lead through Romari Forde. On 34 minutes, The Gunners doubled their advantage thanks to a wonderful curling free-kick from Michael Rosiak, meaning Wayne Burnett’s side looked, deservedly, dead and buried at the break.
However, this couldn’t have been further from the truth. The comeback was kickstarted as Tyrese Hall and Max Robson scored twice within two minutes of each other, so, less than six minutes into the second half, Spurs were level.
The comeback continued on the hour mark with Callum Olusesi firing The Lilywhites into the lead, before goals from Jaden Williams and Max McKnight put the icing on the cake, celebrating Tottenham’s five-star comeback.
An electrifying second-half display on derby day sees the Under 21s end a run of six straight defeats, and move up to 21st in the League Phase of Premier League 2.
Under 18s: Tottenham 4-3 Manchester United
Speaking to SPURSPLAY upon the full-time whistle, Head Coach Stuart Lewis said he was "proud" of his side, as they showed “brilliant character” to withstand a late barrage of attacks from an experienced, second-year heavy Manchester United side.
Despite racing into a four-goal lead, courtesy of Ellis Lehane and a Luca Williams-Barnett hat-trick, the visitors to Hotspur Way nearly managed to sneak away with a late draw in the U18 Premier League Cup.
Spurs took the lead via Lehane with five minutes on the clock, and just seven minutes after the interval, they led by four goals to nil with 16-year-old Williams-Barnett continuing his rampant start to the season as he notched three.
United responded late on with a Shea Lacey brace and a penalty from Gabe Biancheri with just five to go, still, the hosts hung on to secure a vital three points against a Manchester United side who had, up until the trip to North London, boasted a 100-per-cent record at the start of the season.
Williams-Barnett shows shades of Moore
Less than a year ago, Mikey Moore - who has now featured times for the first team and even made his full debut last week against Ferencvaros - was plying his trade in the U18 Premier League competition, taking it by storm and impressing plenty.
Taking on his role is Luca Williams-Barnett, an attacking midfielder or winger who loves to go one-on-one against an opposing defender, and has an incredible eye for a goal or assist. At just sixteen years of age, he is featured in an older age group and is showing no remorse.
After just six league appearances, he has netted six times whilst also registering two assists - an average of one goal contribution per 65-minutes. These figures don't include his hat-trick which fired his side to a win against giants Manchester United on Saturday at Hotspur Way.
After such a promising start to the season, you would sense that the youngster, who has represented England at Under 15 to Under 17 level, is just a matter of time away from earning a prestigious call up to the U21s.
Upcoming games
Wayne Burnett's side host Reading after the culmination of the international break. The fixture will take place at Stevenage's Lamex Stadium, kicking off at 19:45 BST on 25th October.