... as Poch hails Kane

MAURICIO POCHETTINO’S hailed England international is the second quickest ever player to reach a Premier League century with only Alan Shearer bettering his return of 100 goals in 141 games. “It’s great to be in that 100 club now, and it’s great to get something from the game after that rollercoaster of emotions,” said Kane.

Despite the late drama, Spurs still trail third-placed Liverpool by two points down in fifth in the race for a place in the top four.

Failure to make the Champions League next season will further fuel speculation as to whether Spurs can retain even a man dubbed “one of our own” by the Tottenham faithful.

“Kane is one of the best players in the world, 100%, if not the best pure striker in the world at the moment,” even Klopp admitted to the

before kickoff. However, for all the talent available to Pochettino, Spurs’ challenge remains undermined by their record on the road against their closest challengers.

Under Pochettino, Spurs have still won just one of 19 away trips to the rest of the Premier League’s top six at Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

The Argentine, though, insisted progress is being made after dominating possession at Anfield after falling behind to Salah’s thirdminute opener.

“It was a fantastic performance,” said Pochettino.

“The feeling in the dressing room from the team is that we dropped

two points.” – AFP