ANFIELD OF THE SOUTH

Kane urges fans to create a special atmosphere at the new White Hart Lane and help their European fight

HARRY KANE insists Tottenham can turn the new White Hart Lane into the Anfield of the south – and become genuine European contenders.

Spurs face a race against time to get their new stadium ready for the Champions League knockout stage in February.

But Kane believes the north London club’s fans can emulate the special atmosphere Liverpool have enjoyed down the years after clinching their place in the last-16 with a memorable draw at Barcelona.

Kane said: “It would be incredible, something special, Champions League games in the new stadium.

“We’ve got to try and create that atmosphere, everyone knows Anfield’s been fantastic for that.

“They’ve pulled out some great comebacks and results there and I’m sure that’s what we’re going to have to do to progress in this competition.

“Every game’s going to be tough, so we’ve just got to have that belief – among ourselves and the fans – to go as far as we can.

“This is another step forward for us.

“Of course, we are going to celebrate this and it’s a massive achievement for the club.

“But it’s important we carry it on and go as far as we can in this competition.

“The Barcelona game will give us the belief that we can do that. I think the manner in which we played and the chances we created show that we can be as good as anyone on our day.

“We know that, if we get Barcelona again, we played Juventus last year and Real Madrid and we did well. “We know it’s in there, we spoke about it earlier – it’s time to step it up and show we can do it in the knockout stages.” UEFA have set Spurs a February deadline to get their new stadium ready, with the European governing body reluctant to allow them to switch between Wembley and White Hart Lane midway through the knockout rounds. Tottenham will hold a test event on Sunday at the new