Spurs are planning a special ‘thank you’ for Dr Deaner after he ran from the crowd to help save Fabrice Muamba’s life on Saturday night.

The Daily Express exclusively identified Dr Deaner as the man who made his way on to the pitch from Tottenham’s East Stand after Muamba collapsed.

Fabrice Muamba is carried off the pitch

His intervention has been hailed as potentially life-saving after he aided Muamba’s treatment, then insisted the Bolton player was taken straight to the London Chest Hospital and travelled with him in the ambulance.