Wolves fans have been reacting on social media to Matt Doherty’s first game in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt.

The Republic of Ireland international was handed his full debut by Jose Mourinho against Everton on Sunday, following his recent £15 million move to the club.

Spurs set up with a flat back four, but with Doherty pushed very high for the hosts.

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Having operated as a right wing-back for Wolves for so long, it was going to be interesting to see how the 28-year-old would get on without a right-sided centre-back playing fairly close to him and covering the space he leaves behind.

Unfortunately for Doherty, it was not a remarkable first outing, and the system change clearly gave him a lot to think about.

He did have one great chance to actually score; Harry Kane clipping a ball over the top only for Doherty to be thwarted by Jordan Pickford from close range.

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It was generally a tough outing for Doherty, although he was by no means Spurs’ worst player.

Some Wolves fans naturally took a small degree of pleasure seeing the defender struggle for his new club:

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