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Tottenham’s Harry Kane played down injury fears after ending a “difficult week” by scoring the winning goal against Brighton.
Kane’s first-half header was enough to help Spurs return to winning ways in the league following last weekend’s derby defeat to Arsenal, although his game ended early after receiving a kick to the leg.
However, the England captain said it was nothing to be worried about.
“It’s been a difficult week to say the least, and it was nice to get the win,” Kane told Sky Sports.
“It was a bit of a scrappy goal, Son [Heung-min] whipped one in with pace and it went in. We managed to get the win, and we know it’s a difficult place to come.
“We’ve just got to recover and prepare for the Champions League midweek. I’m feeling good and scoring goals so hopefully that continues.”
Kane has now scored 12 goals in his last 12 Premier League games.
Regarding his early departure, enforced after he was caught by Alexis Mac Allister, Kane said: “Obviously, he’s gone full power with the shot and I just managed to get in front of him.
“It’s definitely a sore one, but it’s worth it when you win the game for sure. I’m feeling good.”
Spurs were devastated by the death of fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone this week, and head coach Antonio Conte was visibly emotional during a touching pre-match tribute.
Kane’s team-mate Ryan Sessegnon, who started at left wing-back ahead of Ivan Perisic, said Ventrone was firmly in the players’ thoughts as they battled to victory.
“We 100 per cent knew we had to perform today and that was because of Gian Piero,” Sessegnon said.
“It’s a difficult place to come, you saw their performance [in last week’s 3-3 draw] at Liverpool and it was good for us to come here, keep a clean sheet and get a win. We had to dig deep.”
Tottenham are next in action on Wednesday when they host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
