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Alan Shearer doesn’t think Harry Kane should start against Liverpool

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Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur will face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the Champions League final.

Jan Vertonghen, Harry Kane and Davinson Sanchez of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on May 22, 2019 in Enfield, England.

Alan Shearer has suggested in The Sun that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino should not start Harry Kane against Liverpool this coming weekend.

Tottenham will take on Premier League rivals Liverpool in the final of the Champions League at Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on June 1.

Kane has been on the sidelines since April due to a ligament injury he picked up against Manchester City.

The England international striker has been training well, and, according to The Daily Mail, the 25-year-old will fly to Madrid with the rest of the Tottenham squad.

Newcastle legend Shearer has suggested that Spurs manager Pochettino should not include Kane in the starting lineup against Liverpool.

Shearer wrote in The Sun: “Pochettino will have a decision to make about their main man Harry Kane — but I would not start him. He hasn’t played a game for seven weeks.

“And Tottenham managed all right without him at City and Ajax. Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Fernando Llorente have all stepped up. So I would keep Kane on the bench and maybe bring him on at some stage.”

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur waves to the the fans after the final whistle during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur at the Johan...

On the bench

Kane is one of the best strikers in the Premier League, and the Englishman being in the starting lineup will be a worry for Liverpool.

However, having not played since April, it will be a risk for Kane to start against Liverpool.

It will make sense for Kane to start the Champions League final on the substitutes’ bench.

8th May 2019, Hillside Golf Club, Southport, England; Betfred British Masters, hosted by Tommy Fleetwood, Pro Am day; Former Newcastle United and England legend Alan Shearer