Manchester United have already shown Harry Kane what he's missing this season

What sort of Tottenham Hotspur team will Manchester United face on Thursday? Frankly, who knows, given the chaotic turnover of coaches at a club that has descended into a shambles at a startling pace.

Astonishingly, Spurs are still fifth in the Premier League and although they’re six points behind United, Erik ten Hag’s team have two games in hand. Whatever team the second caretaker of the month, Ryan Mason, picks, there are two guarantees.

He will ditch the disastrous back-four experiment that failed so spectacularly at Newcastle, and any hopes of getting a result will rest almost entirely on the shoulders of Harry Kane.

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Oh to hear Kane’s thoughts at St James’ Park on Sunday after Newcastle's 6-1 win. The 29-year-old scored a wonderful goal, his 26th of another outstanding individual season, but he is being chronically let down by his club.

The England captain turns 30 in July and his loyalty to Tottenham must be at an end. Kane owes his employers nothing. He has performed with class and consistency, only to have his peak years wasted by the muddled thinking of Daniel Levy.

On Thursday night, Kane will come up against the club that wants to sign him this summer. It’s no exaggeration to say he is the missing piece of the jigsaw for Ten Hag.

United have won one trophy already this season, are into the final of another and now appear guaranteed to finish in the top four. They have achieved all of that without an elite-level striker.

Anthony Martial might once have considered himself to fit that bracket and he's had plenty of support from Ten Hag this season. When he's fit there have been moments of quality, but the consistency hasn't always been there and the