Tottenham youngster Mikey Moore carried his impressive international break form into the weekend, once again catching the eye for Köln – this time in their heated derby against Borussia Mönchengladbach.Tottenham Hotspur’s Mikey Moore has made a solid start to life in the Bundesliga with FC Köln, registering three starts and one substitute appearance.While he has yet to record a goal involvement, the youngster has impressed in the attacking phase, creating chances and getting into good scoring positions. In fact, no player at Köln has created more chances, registered a higher expected assists tally, or completed more dribbles than Moore. Unfortunately, his two big chances missed stand as the second-highest in the squad.Photo by Lars Baron/Getty ImagesTottenham’s Mikey Moore showed his elite mentality before Rhine derbyMoore talked a big game before the Rhine derby, reminding fans that he has experience with scoring in ‘one of the biggest derbies in the world’ – the Old Firm between Rangers and Celtic.Tottenham fans will hope this stands Moore in good stead for plenty of North London Derbies to come over the rest of his career.Speaking ahead of Köln’s meeting with Mönchengladbach, he said: “Yeah, it was. I have obviously had a special experience last year scoring in one of the biggest derbies in the world. Yeah, it was an unbelievable experience and some great fans. “So yeah, I played in that and I think that is going to help me go into games like this because I am used to playing under that type of pressure. I have been told about how big this is for the people so I am excited to just get going.”Mikey's mentality is TOP. No wonder he is England U20 captain. He's going to have a great career, hopefully at #thfc! 🤞 pic.twitter.com/y8d5EAw4QJ— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) October 10, 2026How did Mikey Moore perform in the Rhine derby?Moore headed into the derby in strong form, having impressed with England U20s, scoring in consecutive matches against Italy and France while captaining the side.That left him confident ahead of the clash with Mönchengladbach, and once again he delivered a stunning performance for Köln as they beat their bitter rivals 2-1.The teenager earned a 7.7 match rating – one of the highest in the game – despite not registering a direct goal contribution.Moore’s underlying numbers against Mönchengladbach explain the impressive match rating, as he once again proved influential in the final third.Operating in the number‑ten role, he completed the most dribbles of any player, created a chance, maintained 88% pass accuracy, delivered three passes into the final third, and won 73% of his ground duels.Mikey Moore’s stats vs Borussia MönchengladbachStatisticRecordMinutes played85Touches43Accurate passes21/24 (88%)Chances created1Touches in opposition box2Successful dribbles5/7 (71%)Passes into final third3Recoveries7Ground duels won8/11 (73%)Moore’s rise is already inspiring other Tottenham youngsters, including Irow, who hopes to break into the first team.Speaking about Moore’s impact, Irow said: “Mikey has obviously done well to be able to break through but, like for myself, I have gone out to try and showcase what I can do and I feel like that was the best thing for me and for other players as well.“Of course, I am not going to speak on their behalf, but they have done the same thing. Gone out to try to prove themselves. I feel like everyone’s pathway is completely different and that is fine. It is just hopefully you can keep building and hopefully one day be able to play for Spurs.”On Moore specifically, he added: “He has got the quality. I think there are a lot of players in that group that definitely could and definitely still can. Everyone is speaking to each other so hopefully – but of course, Mikey is a great player. Hopefully he can push on, hopefully we can all push on and do the same thing.”READ MORE: Four strange things we noticed about Tottenham’s squad vs Man United that you may have missedThe post Tottenham’s Mikey Moore backs up his big words with impressive Rhine derby win appeared first on Spurs Web.