And
Pochettino added: "It's the same ankle he suffered with before. He landed
and twisted his ankle. He's positive, he's happy with the victory for the
team."
England
forward Dele Alli was also substituted after picking up a groin injury - and
the Spurs boss said: "I don't believe it's a big issue, we have to manage
him."
Last
season, Kane missed 10 games for his club after suffering ligament damage to
his right ankle in Spurs' Premier League win at Sunderland in September. He also
missed two of England's World Cup qualifiers - a 2-0 win over against Malta in
Gareth Southgate's first game in interim charge and a goalless draw against
Slovenia.
Kane, who
has scored 35 goals for Spurs this season, then injured the same ankle again
on 12 March 2017, in
Tottenham's FA Cup quarter-final victory over Millwall. On that
occasion he missed four weeks of action, including England's 1-0 friendly
defeat against Germany and a 2-0 win over Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown commented: He's
so important for club and country. Let's hope it's not too bad. "He
was out for 49 days the first time he injured that ankle, and 24 the time after
that. It looks painful, he is caught by the goalkeeper. He really rocks that
but he was up on his feet. We wondered if he may be able to carry on but he
hasn't taken any risks."
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy: "What's
important is that he looked OK with it in his body language. He wasn't carried
off on a stretcher. Maybe his previous experience made him cautious and not
want to risk it. "Tottenham
only have three games in the next four weeks. Touch wood he'll be OK."
Source: BBC