Hero Harry has the last laugh
BEFORE SPURS MOVE TO WEMBLEY Liverpool within touching distance of Champions League.
Homegrown hero Harry Kane scored Tottenham Hotspur’s last goal at White Hart Lane as they bade farewell to their home with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United yesterday.
The Lane was packed to the rafters on an emotional afternoon in north London as Tottenham played their final fixture at the 118-year old stadium.
Tottenham will move to Wembley next season while the Lane is demolished to make way for a new arena and Kane admitted his team were desperate to bring the curtain down in style in tribute to the supporters who have backed them down the years.
They did just that thanks to Victor Wanyama’s opener and Kane’s close-range finish for his 28th goal of the season.
“What a way to finish. We wanted so badly win our last game here. Now we can enjoy it, take our families around the pitch and say thank you to the fans,” Kane said.
“I said before I’d love to score the winning goal and for it to happen is brilliant. To see it go in was special. It was a good cross, I just stuck a foot out.
“To sign off with a win against a tough team like Man United is special. It’s special to go a whole season unbeaten at home.”
Tottenham’s celebratory sendoff was the ideal way to forget the frustrations of their failed title bid.
Chelsea were confirmed as champions on Friday, making it a second successive year that Mauricio Pochettino’s side had fallen short in the title race.
England striker Kane is confident Tottenham can go one better next year.
“It’s disappointing to lose out on the title again, but we are getting better,” he said.
“We can get stronger. We’ve been third and second so hopefully we can be first next year.”
Earlier yesterday Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool moved to touching distance of the Champions League when they beat West Ham 4-0.
Although fourth placed City and fifth-placed Arsenal both have a game in hand, Klopp’s men will be guaranteed a Champions League berth if they beat relegated Middlesbrough at Anfield next Sunday.
Meanwhile, Hull City were relegated when they crashed 4-0 at Crystal Palace. – AFP