Thu 30 April 2020, 15:23
Tottenham HotspurTurn the clock back to August, 2009, and we were flying.
Four wins in our first four games against Liverpool, Hull, West Ham and Birmingham had us joint-top of the Premier League, 11 goals scored, four conceded.
A month later, though, and we needed a boost after a blip, with that winning start halted by successive defeats against United and Chelsea.
That boost arrived, in four-midable style, in the shape of Robbie Keane.
Burnley were the visitors to White Hart Lane on Saturday, 26 September. Keano and Jermaine Jenas fired us into a 2-0 lead by half-time but Burnley were still in it before the Irish hero's late blast - a hat-trick in the final 15 minutes secured a rare four-goal feat.
One of the Club's modern-day greats, Keano scored 122 goals in 306 matches in all competitions in two spells between 2002-2011.
Spurs 5-0 Burnley - the highlights
Match data
Spurs: Cudicini, Corluka, Bassong (Dawson 88), Huddlestone, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon (Bale 84), Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane, Defoe (Crouch 57). Substitutes (not used): Gomes, Hutton, Naughton, Bentley.
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Carlisle, Mears, Bikey, Jordan, Gudjonsson, Elliott, Fletcher (Thompson 72), Blake (Guerro 81), Nugent (Eagles 63). Substitutes (not used): Penny, Duff, Caldwell, McDonald.
Goals: Spurs - Keane 18 (penalty), 74, 77, 87, Jenas 33.
Venue: White Hart Lane.
Attendance: 35,462.
