Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says Tottenham Hotspur can’t win the title if Harry Kane gets injured.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has told Yahoo Sport that Tottenham Hotspur have “no chance” of winning the Premier League title without Harry Kane.
Kane was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup elimination at the hands of West Ham United, after limping off late on in Sunday’s 4-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to confirm during a post-match interview with beIN Sports that the striker would be fit for this weekend’s crunch visit to Old Trafford.
Ferdinand, who lifted the Premier League trophy six times with United, believes that Spurs are genuine title contenders, but only with Kane in the team.
“If Harry Kane stays fit then yeah; if Harry Kane gets injured, no chance,” Ferdinand is quoted as saying by Yahoo Sport. “They’ve got no one to replace him who’s going to get that amount of goals. He’s a talisman.
“He’s not all Tottenham, don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying they’re a one-man team – but to go and win a league you need a number nine who’s going to be banging in goals.
“Outside of Harry Kane in that squad I don’t really see anyone else doing it.”
Kane has won the Premier League golden boot in each of the last two seasons and is the division’s top scorer this campaign with eight goals in nine matches.
His deputy, Fernando Llorente, has yet to score for Tottenham since joining from Swansea City this summer.
Son Heung-min is another option to lead the Spurs line against United if Kane is not available.
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