Tottenham derby win ‘means nothing’ without Burnley victory, Harry Kane insists

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane hailed the 3-0 win over Arsenal as the best night at the club’s new stadium but knows it will count for nothing unless they beat Burnley on Sunday.

Spurs kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive by trouncing their fierce rivals and Kane, of course, was at the forefront with two goals to take his tally to 13 in just 17 north London derbies.

Son Heung-min added a third to ensure Spurs moved to within a point of the Gunners with two games left.

They have a chance to climb into fourth if they can get three points against the Clarets on Sunday, but that will not be an easy task given they play at 12pm on Sunday – the shortest possible turnaround.

While Kane savoured the delight of Thursday’s victory, which was played in front of a stadium-record 62,027 people, he knows the good work can quickly be undone.

Asked whether this was the best night at Tottenham’s new stadium, he said: “I think so. There was a lot of anticipation before the game, during the week. The atmosphere was electric from the start. The pressure was on us to deliver. And I thought we handled that really well.

“We started the game well. Took our chances. And then second half we controlled it really nicely, especially with the game on Sunday as well. So yeah, an important win for us, but we look forward to Sunday now.”

“I think we showed our experience, the experience in the squad. In a big game like this, at home, in our stadium, we knew we had to win otherwise Champions League was pretty much dead for us.

“So it was nice to respond that way, and show that we’re capable of playing that way under that pressure. But, like I said, and like we know, it means nothing if we don’t go and win on Sunday now.”

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