Fernando Llorente helped himself to a hat-trick as Tottenham cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 7-0 thrashing of Tranmere at Prenton Park
 Tranmere battled back into the first half after a difficult start, but were caught by a bolt out of the blue as Serge Aurier scored the opener from range in the 40th minute
After the break, however, Spurs showed their class and ran riot in front of goal, with Llorente firing his second of the season to double Spurs' advantage in the 48th minute, before Aurier doubled his Tottenham career tally in the 55th minute
Heung-Min Son got in on the act two minutes later, a quick-fire double from Llorente (71 & 72) completed his hat-trick, before a fine finish from substitute Harry Kane late on put the seal on the demolition
A much-changed Tottenham side still had plenty of firepower on the pitch, and should have been at least a goal to the good in the early stages
Firstly, Son raced clear only to be denied by the legs of Scott Davies in the home goal, before Lucas Moura missed an even clearer opening, firing straight at Davies from point-blank range
The hosts did settle into the contest and had a few half chances, before Aurier dispossessed James Norwood after a corner had only been half cleared, before slicing an effort into the net from 25 yards, with the aid of a slight deflection
Spurs stepped it up a gear after the break, and had made sure of the win with consummate ease before the hour mark
Firstly, Son superbly pulled the ball back for Llorente to fire home, before Aurier collected a superb pass from Son and scored his fourth goal since signing for Spurs
 Son then skipped past several defenders and fired into the bottom corner
Llorente then slotted two fine finishes into the net - the goals less than a minute apart - to complete a second FA Cup hat-trick for Spurs
With the score at 6-0, Mauricio Pochettino would have been forgiven for resting his stars, but instead, he decided to bring on the Premier League's joint top goalscorer in Kane, and his flicked finish put the seal on the thrashing
Harsh to overlook Llorente for this, but Son was simply brilliant, and a class apart at Prenton Park
 His assist for Aurier's second goal was right out of the top drawer, swivelling and threading the pass in the same movement, before his solitary strike was the goal of the night
 He is on fire at the moment, and is showing no sign of slowing
Tottenham take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports, before taking on Manchester United a week on Sunday, also live on Sky Sports
 Tranmere travel to Cheltenham next Saturday
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