Mauricio Pochettino fears Spurs’ Harry Kane could be out for season

• Spurs striker injures ankle in clash with Fabian Delph
• ‘We hope he can recover but it doesn’t look good’

Mauricio Pochettino’s happiness at overseeing a 1-0 Champions League victory over Manchester City was tempered by the loss of Harry Kane to yet another ankle ligament injury – the Tottenham manager fears it will rule him out for the remainder of the season.

Son Heung-min scored the goal on 78 minutes that has given Spurs the advantage at the midway point of the quarter-final, but Kane’s injury cast a shadow. The striker, who came in for some rough treatment from various City players, went into a strong challenge on Fabian Delph in the 55th minute and he came off worse. Delph turned on Kane straight away as he felt that the tackle was late and excessive.

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