Harry Kane should be dropped from Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League final team, claims Chris Sutton

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Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur side qualified for the Champions League final by beating Ajax.

Chris Sutton has told BT Sport Score that Tottenham Hotspur shouldn’t start Harry Kane in the Champions League final.

Spurs are set to take on Liverpool in Madrid after they beat Ajax in dramatic circumstances last week.

Spurs made it through to the final without Kane being fit for both legs against the Dutch side.

Lucas Moura ended up being Tottenham’s hero, as he struck a hat-trick in the second leg to send Mauricio Pochettino’s men to the final.

And Sutton has suggested that Kane should now be left on the substitutes’ bench in Madrid, even if he makes it back.

He said: “No, I wouldn’t play him in the final. I think Tottenham are statistically better without him. Is he going to be fully fit? They’ve got to play the same team, haven’t they?

“You could play Moura or Son.”

Kane is expected to be fit for Spurs in Madrid, which will give Pochettino a major selection dilemma.

If Pochettino does want to bring Kane into Tottenham’s starting line-up, he is likely to have to drop one of Heung-Min Son, Moura, Christian Eriksen or Dele Alli.