Jose Mourinho expects Harry Kane to be fit for North London derby battle with Arsenal

Striker, hailed by Zagreb manager as a 'master of football' after his two goals in Europa League win, picked up knee injury on Thursday

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his, and Spurs', second goal against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Reuters

Jose Mourinho expects Harry Kane to be fit for Sunday's North London derby against Arsenal after he picked up a knock in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 Europa League win over Dinamo Zagreb.

The England captain continued his superb season with both goals in the last-16 first-leg win against the Croatian side, but was taken off in the final 10 minutes and was later seen on the touchline with ice on his knee.

He looked to be moving better at the full-time whistle and Mourinho says it would take something special to keep Kane out of a game he loves playing in.

Asked whether he will be fit for Sunday, Mourinho said: "I hope so, I believe so. It is a big match, only big problems stop him to be there. Let's see the reaction tomorrow but I am sure he will be fine."

It was another impressive display from Kane, who took his tally to 26 goals for the campaign, having also added 16 assists and the Dinamo Zagreb manager Zoran Mamic called him a "master of football".

Mourinho agreed with that assessment: "He is. He is very intelligent. His football is an intelligent football.

"Some strikers score lots of goals and that is the most important thing in football for a striker, which he does, but apart from that he understands every tip we give him, in terms of his positioning, movement, he understands the game very well.

"He feels the spaces, he looks around to see where other players are and he can affect the game. He is really a very good player."

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