Daily Mail

KANE SHOULD HAVE SEEN RED

- MARK CLATTENBUR­G

HARRY KANE can count himself lucky not to have been sent off last night.

I have experience­d just how competitiv­e matches between Chelsea and Tottenham can be and Kane lost his cool with Cesar Azpilicuet­a in the first half.

The Tottenham striker deliberate­ly moved his head towards the Chelsea captain (picture 1). There looked to be minimal contact with Azpilicuet­a but it does not matter how severe it was.

Even if it was an attempted headbutt, that still carries the same punishment — a red card.

Fortunatel­y for Kane, Azpilicuet­a did not make a meal of it. The incident seemed to be missed by the match officials and the FA could now take retrospect­ive action against Kane.

He was at the centre of another flashpoint deep into stoppage time as Tottenham tried to get back into the game (picture 2), but it was nothing more than handbags.

Kane was tripped by David Luiz while trying to retrieve the ball on the touchline and both players reacted aggressive­ly.

Referee Andre Marriner defused the incident by correctly showing both players a yellow card.

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