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Tottenham star Kane’s disappointing moment puts Lukaku miss into context

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur runs with the ball under pressure from Samir Handanovic of Inter Milan during the Group B match of the UEFA Champio...
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Tottenham star outgunned Manchester United rival last month.

Phil Jones of Manchester United and Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on August 27, 2018 in...

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane was lauded as a hero after scoring in a 3-0 win at Old Trafford last month.

By contrast Romelu Lukaku was labelled a donkey by watching supporters after missing an open goal in the first half with the game scoreless.

It was a turning point which the £75 million Belgian is probably still trying to erase from his mind.

Last night it was the turn of Harry Kane to miss a sitter, from even closer in.

At the San Siro in the first half of Tottenham’s game against Inter, Kane touched the ball around goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, before getting his feet in a muddle and knocking the ball wide.

It was arguably even more of an embarrassing miss than Lukaku’s, the difference is that Tottenham were not made to pay for it in the same ruthless way as United were.

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur runs with the ball under pressure from Samir Handanovic of Inter Milan during the Group B match of the UEFA Champions League between FC Internazionale and...

Since the game at Old Trafford, Kane is yet to score, going four games for club and country without a goal.

Lukaku has since found his scoring boots, netting twice for United and also for Belgium.

Kane’s miss shows that like Lukaku he is player who still has flaws despite his special talent, and both players need to get sharper as the season goes on.

Jan Vertonghen of Spurs tackles Romelu Lukaku of Man Utd during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on August 27, 2018 in Manchester,...