Kane hobbles off injured after Man Utd defeat as Spurs star fires blank

HARRY KANE limped off the pitch injured following Tottenham's 1-0 loss to Manchester United on Sunday.

Seconds after the referee finished the clash, the England international fell to the ground holding his knee and, with a grimace on his face, struggled to walk while making his way to the changing room.

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Kane received treatment after the game and appeared to walk very gingerly in a frustrating afternoon for Tottenham.

As he was liming off the pitch, the 25-year-old shook his head in disappointment and seemed to be in severe pain.

The striker's injury would be a massive blow for Mauricio Pochettino as he is already set to lose Heung-Min Son - who is reporting on international duty for South Korea at the 2019 Asian Cup.

The Argentine coach told Sky Sports: "It's a worrying thing because we are going to lose Son to the Asian Cup.

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"And of course if Harry Kane suffers an injury it would be a massive problem for us. That is my worry, that is our worry.

"It was a bad tackle in the last moment from a Manchester United player. It wasn't an intention, but it was a bad tackle.

"There's swelling now, we need to assess in the next few days. I hope it's not a big issue but he was limping off the pitch obviously."

Pochettino might now find himself short of offensive options as the two forwards have been Spurs' main goalscorers this season.

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Kane has been in great form, netting 20 goals so far with Son adding further 12 in all competitions.

Spurs injury crisis appears to be deepening as Moussa Sissoko was also forced off the pitch and had to be replaced by Erik Lamela minutes before Marcus Rashford's first-half decider.

Tottenham narrowly lost to United after Kieran Trippier foolishly gave the ball away just before half-time.

Jesse Lingard intercepted it before Paul Pogba found Rashford with a magnificent pass, and the English striker precisely fired it past Hugo Lloris.

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Spurs had many chances to draw level but David De Gea's superb performance secured three points for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men.

Following the defeat, Tottenham remain third in the Premier League but fell nine points behind league leaders Liverpool.