Europa League: Liverpool and Spurs through

“[It was] a real test, I think our performance was a mature performance and we fully deserved the victory”, he told BT Sport.

Chelsea or Manchester United could clearly offer enhanced wages, although it has always been the strategy of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to renegotiate contracts regularly for his star players and Kane can expect further increments.

They will fly straight back after Thursday’s match, arriving back in London on Friday morning ahead of taking on Premier League champions Chelsea at midday on Sunday, just over 48 hours later.

What was shaping up to be a frustrating evening, with both Son Heung-min and Dele Alli denied by the woodwork, was finally settled by Kane’s ninth goal in six games. Spurs now head home to rest before taking on Chelsea at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Son and Toby Alderweireld had deflected efforts saved by Ibrahim Sehic before Alli headed Christian Eriksen’s corner into the arms of the Qarabag goalkeeper.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has laughed in the face of an adverse schedule that will see his Tottenham Hotspur side return from a 12-hour round trip to play Qarabag in Europe just two days before they face Chelsea in the Premier League.

Qarabag’s Spanish winger Dani Quintana then forced Spurs’ keeper Hugo Lloris into action down at the other end.

The hosts sat deep in the first half, containing Spurs well and a quick counter attack almost saw them take the lead before the break. Every competition we’re in is important, it’s tough to compete in Europa League, the Premier League and the FA Cup but we have a strong squad.

Celtic coach Ronny Deila pleaded for patience and that European success will come.

“Nobody comes in and is a Champions League players the first game”. After a slow start, Spurs dominated proceedings and could easily have scored more as they continue to grow under Mauricio Pochettino.

Elsewhere, Russian side Krasnodar ran out 1-0 winners over already-qualified Borussia Dortmund to go through from Group C.

Athletic won 3-2 at Augsburg and Villarreal benefited from Viktoria Plzen’s 1-0 loss at Dinamo Minsk before later beating Rapid Vienna 1-0.

Ivan Cavaleiro’s equaliser to seal a 1-1 draw for Monaco in the previous matchweek was the first Europa League goal Gurban Gurbanov’s team have conceded on their own patch this term.