Tottenham fans don;t have many good memories of Paulinho. During his two seasons at White Hart Lane he was unable to get a foothold in the side and managed just 15 appearances in his final year.He became one of the first big name players to head over to China in 2015, joining Guangzhou Evergrande, where many thought, at the age of 25, he was bringing a premature end to his promising career.However, that hasn't stopped him from being called up to the Brazilian national team, and on Thursday night he showed that he isn't out of place in the Selecao.Brazil continued their march to Russia next summer with a barnstorming 4-1 win over fellow top spot contenders Uruguay, keeping them on course to maintain their flawless appearance record at the World Cup.One of the key men in this demolition of Uruguay, was Paulinho, who managed to bag himself an unexpected hat trick.The 28-year-old was in inspired form, and left Uruguay dizzy and unable to cope with his performance.Neymar get himself on the scoresheet, too, with a delightful lob to make it 3-1, but it was Paulinho that undoubtedly stole the show.With Brazil training 1-0 to an early Edinson Cavani penalty, the Selecao were looking for a way back in, and it was Paulinho's first goal that got everyone talking.Receiving the ball from the left, the China-based midfielder strode forward past the Uruguayan midfield before unleashing a vicious 25-yard drive into the top corner.See for yourself in the video below...

It's fair to say nobody ever would have thought that he'd have bagged himself a hat trick, but to grab the equaliser in such a fashion was what really got people talking on social media.

None more so than Spurs fans, who just couldn't believe this was the same player they'd been disappointed by just years earlier.

They took to Twitter to express their shock at his performance and below are some of the best reactions.