Ange Postecoglou attributed Will Lankshear’s red card to the 19-year-old footballer’s “excessive enthusiasm” on an unforgettable night against Galatasaray.

Lankshear became Tottenham’s youngest player to score in a major European competition since Harry Kane scored against Shamrock Rovers in the 2011/12 Europa League.

On an unforgettable night, the young player, who received two yellow cards, became the third youngest player in Europa League history to score a goal and receive a red card in the same match.

Afterwards 3-2 defeat to GalatasaraySpurs boss Postecoglou said his red card came from “excessive enthusiasm” but that the youngster will “learn from it”.

“Will hit his mark well, worked hard for the team,” Big Ange said.

“Obviously he didn’t have a lot of experience in senior football so he would have learned a lot today.

“The red card, giving the foul at that moment was a bit overzealous, but he will learn from it.”

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Postecoglou added the following about the inclusion of three youngsters in the starting 11: “The same goes for Lucas (Bergvall). It is not easy to explain to him the levels here when playing away in Europe.

“You can only let them learn that by exposing them.

“I thought Archie (Gray) was great. It was a tough game for us defensively at different times but I think we’ll get a lot of improvement from him because he’s not playing in his position.

“I think for the three lads in the starting lineup, they’re going to learn a lot from this and hopefully it helps their development.”

It was a punishing evening for Spurs centre-back Radu Dragusin, who was sent off multiple times in the first half but made several key tackles in the second 45.

Although Dragusin was responsible for creating numerous scoring opportunities for Galatasaray, he was not solely responsible for Fraser Forster’s constant bombardment of the goal.

Postecoglou believes Gala’s freedom in attack “came into itself” after the 36-year-old was forced to make five saves, four of which came from shots inside the penalty area.

“This was self-inflicted,” Postecoglou said. “The moments that stood out to me the most were when the ball was given away.

“We gave the ball away too much in the first half.

“We lacked composure and allowed Galatasaray to gain a foothold in the game, and we paid the price for it.”