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Harry Kane sends Twitter message, starts arguments between some Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal fans

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur is fouled by Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal resulting in a penalty during the Premier League match between Tottenham H...
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The Spurs striker scored a penalty to help his side to a 1-1 draw against the Gunners in Saturday’s Premier League North London derby.

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur is fouled by Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal resulting in a penalty during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Wembley Stadium...

The North London derby has finished all square as Tottenham Hotspur held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Spurs had lost their last two Premier League games and there were fears of a possible third defeat on the trot when Aaron Ramsey rounded Hugo Lloris and poked home on 16 minutes.

The hosts were then awarded a penalty midway through the second half Harry Kane went to ground under pressure in the box and referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot.

There were some complaints from the Arsenal camp as the England captain appeared to be offside before he was fouled but he nonetheless took to the spot and slotted past Bernd Leno.

Unai Emery’s charges then had an opportunity of their own from the spot late on when Davinson Sanchez was adjudged to have brought Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang down in the box

However, the Gabon ace saw his effort saved by Lloris before Jan Vertonghen blocked his follow-up effort to keep the scores level.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal has his penalty saved by Hugo Lloris of Tottenham during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Wembley Stadium on March...

Drama ensued right until the end as Lucas Torreira was sent off in injury time for a late tackle on Danny Rose before the final whistle saw the spoils shared.

Kane sent a Twitter message after the game in which he bemoaned the draw before banging the drum ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg at Borussia Dortmund:

His tweet prompted replies from both Spurs fans and some angry Arsenal fans, cue some arguing between the two sets of rivals: