Mauricio Pochettino makes bold claim about Tottenham striker Harry Kane

At home, they are unbeaten in the last 10 games, managing four victories in a row.

Kane is now on £60,000 a week, per The Mirror, while the Daily Mail report that Jamie Vardy – Kane’s rival for an England starting place – earns £100,000.

Tottenham travel to take on Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday, before a visit to league leaders Chelsea on Saturday for their third London derby in a row.

“If we don’t win, it looks like we are out of the Champions League”.

Tottenham, who remain fifth, were not to be denied however.

“It’s our responsibility to play at that level”.

Bilic added he had no complaints about the incident that led to Tottenham’s winning goal.

Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead, and although Harry Winks marked his first Premier League start by equalising, a Manuel Lanzini penalty had looked set to give the visitors maximum points.

That accounts for almost half of their 39 Ligue 1 goals, which also happens to be the highest domestic total of any team in Europe’s top five league so far this season. It’s not to take more or less risks but to be clever, follow the plan and try to win after 90 minutes. “I thought he was our best player today”.

“The return of Harry Kane is very important, bringing a lot of positive energy”, he said, as reported by the Mail. Vincent Janssen has yet to adjust to English football and isn’t an adequate replacement for Kane at this time. He controlled the game, he broke up play, he obviously scored. This, paired with his accuracy in front of goal provides Spurs with the hope needed to squeeze into the knockout stages of the competition – Kane’s five league goals have come from just eight shots on target. His link up play is much better than Janssen’s and he intimidates opposition defences as they realise the quality that he possesses.

Tottenham restored parity after the break. Their spot in the top five was a result of their steely defensive displays, though the absence of Kane leading the frontline had seen more draws than wins.

Mauricio Pochettino is likely to still be without key defender Toby Alderweireld, while left-back Ben Davies and midfielder Erik Lamela are also doubtful starters. The Argentine opted for a 4-4-2 diamond on Saturday and it didn’t work as he would have wanted.

Joao Moutinho is fully fit again after shaking off a persistent thigh injury, but such has been the form of Fabinho – converted from right-back at the start of the season – and Tiemoué Bakayoko that the UEFA EURO 2016-winner might have to settle for a place on the bench. Both protagonists are playing in Group E and the game is expected to be pretty balanced.