Gary Neville has been speaking about Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario(Image: Getty Images)

Gary Neville has paid tribute to Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following a string of exceptional performances between the sticks. The Italian shot-stopper has now kept back-to-back clean sheets after starring against Monaco and Everton, respectively.

Vicario was called into question after the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa as he was beaten by long-range strikes from Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia.

However, Neville has seen a real improvement and admitted there was a time when he wasn't sold on the 29-year-old.

He said on the Gary Neville Podcast when assessing Spurs' triumph at the Hill Dickinson Stadium: “They did things certainly last season they weren’t capable of doing, and that’s being reliable when they’re not playing well.

“Can they withstand pressure? Can they soak up teams putting balls into their box? They did that today. I think they defended really...