Son Heung-min leads Tottenham past Leicester to bolster top-four bid

Where would Tottenham be without Harry Kane and Son Heung-min? It’s a question that Spurs supporters must hope they never have to answer after watching the deadly duo ensure Antonio Conte’s side maintained their push for a top-four finish despite a less than vintage performance against Leicester’s B-team.

Kane’s 13th Premier League goal of the season – courtesy of an assist from Son, of course – set Spurs on their way in the first half, before Dejan Kulusevski, on as a substitute, got in on the act to set up Son for both his 18th and then a spectacular 19th. Nonetheless, Conte will be the first to acknowledge that his team must improve considerably if they are to achieve their targets.

At this rate, the north London derby on 11 May will certainly not be for the faint-hearted. The last time these sides met in January, two stoppage-time goals from Steven Bergwijn snatched a dramatic victory for Tottenham that Conte said “highlighted the spirit and commitment” of his players.

But with Spurs surrendering their advantage over Arsenal in the disappointing performances against Brighton and Brentford, the Italian knew there could be no slip-ups here against understrength opposition with their eyes on a different prize.

Conte surprisingly recalled Lucas Moura in place of Kulusevski, despite the Sweden forward’s impressive start to life in the Premier League, in the only change from last week, while Rodgers made no apologies for his selection that included only three of the players who started against Roma in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday.

That meant Jamie Vardy had to be content with a place on the bench, with Kelechi Iheanacho and Patson Daka leading the line. After a strangely lacklustre