‘Quite extraordinary’: Garth Crooks blown away by 27-year-old Spurs ace

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Tottenham Hotspur legend Garth Crooks has waxed lyrical about Spurs striker Harry Kane after naming him in his latest Premier League Team of the Week.

Kane and Son Heung-min were at their rampant best at the weekend as Tottenham ran out 6-1 winners over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Although Bruno Fernandes’ penalty gave the hosts a second-minute lead, Tanguy Ndombele cancelled the deficit almost immediately.

Kane and Son then grabbed a brace apiece, and Serge Aurier also got on the scoresheet in an emphatic victory.

The England captain set Son away with a clever quick free kick, fired home with a clinical finish, had numerous more opportunities and then struck a powerful penalty.

“What a week it’s been for Spurs and Harry Kane,” Crooks wrote on BBC Sport.

“Kane was desperately unlucky not to get into my team of the week after his exploits against Southampton when he put four goals on a plate for Son.

“In fact one of my former teammates told me in no uncertain terms what he thought of his omission.

“Well, in midweek the England captain got a hat-trick against Maccabi Haifa and I simply can’t continue to ignore the one player in the Tottenham ranks who is leading the team at the moment.

“Son may be scoring the goals but the unselfish attitude of Kane is quite extraordinary for a world-class striker.”

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Kane’s heroics for Spurs over the years need no introduction but this season he truly looks like he’s taken it up a level.

The £200,000-a-week ace now has eight goals and seven assists from seven games in all competitions, alongside Son’s seven goals and three assists from six games.

And with Gareth Bale working his way back up to fitness, Spurs could soon have the most feared and most prolific front line in the Premier League.