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KANE: I’LL NEVER FORGET THIS WIN

- TOM COLLOMOSSE

HARRY KANE hailed an unforgetta­ble win for Tottenham as substitute Steven Bergwijn struck twice in stoppage time to seal a 3-2 victory at Leicester. Spurs had missed a number of chances and were set for defeat in the fourth of five added minutes when Bergwijn equalised. Then he added the winner 80 seconds later. England captain Kane said: ‘What a rollercoas­ter of emotions that was. These are the games you will never forget. ‘We deserved the victory. We were the better side. We never gave up and Stevie came on and made the difference.’ Bergwijn was thrown on shortly after James Maddison had given Leicester the lead for the second time, following Patson Daka’s 24th-minute strike and Kane’s equaliser for Spurs. Manager Antonio Conte celebrated wildly as supporters chanted his name long after the final whistle. Bergwijn has been linked with a move away from Spurs but his dramatic interventi­on lifted them to fifth, above Arsenal. That will taste sweet for Conte (below), who was furious the Gunners persuaded the Premier League to postpone last Sunday’s north London derby. The Dutchman said: ‘I am really happy I scored two goals. We showed we are a team. ‘The manager told me to score goals, make difficulti­es for the defenders and stay close to Harry. It is fantastic. We have a lot of important games coming up and we need to build on this.’ Tottenham will now approach Sunday’s London derby at Chelsea with confidence, despite being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Conte’s former club earlier this month. The Italian insisted Bergwijn remained part of his plans while also calling for additions in the transfer market. ‘Steven is an important player and we need to try to improve and become stronger, not to lose players,’ Conte said. ‘I think he is happy to stay with us. ‘It was an amazing game. We didn’t deserve to lose or even to draw. We created many chances and were unlucky many times. ‘If there is the chance to improve the squad in this transfer market, it will be important. We are in a good position but it will be difficult to keep it for the whole season.’ Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers bemoaned his side’s indiscipli­ne after they saw victory snatched from them. He said: ‘The third goal was really naive from Youri Tielemans. We presented Spurs with the points.’

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