Southgate has shown Pochettino the blueprint to reinvigorate Kane

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After the last international break, Gareth Southgate needed a formula to sharpen up his England attack and get Harry Kane firing again.

He came out with a 4-3-3 which flanked the England captain with pace; and it paid dividends, with an historic 3-2 victory over Spain.

Kane had been criticised for dropping too deep lately, perhaps a symptom of his tiredness after a long summer.

But in Seville he played the hold-up role perfectly. He did not get on the scoresheet, but played a central role to all three goals; two for Raheem Sterling and one for Marcus Rashford.

Now Mauricio Pochettino must copy Gareth Southgate’s formula to get the best out of Kane at club level.

Without Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, the Spurs attack is currently centred around pace, not playmakers, in much the same way that England’s is.

Pochettino can flank Kane with Heung-min Son and Lucas Moura, getting the pacy duo close to the Englishman and bursting through backlines.

A pure 4-3-3, with Three Lions men Eric Dier and Harry Winks in the midfield as well, would allow Pochettino to replicate last night’s performance on a more regular basis in the coming months; as well as getting the best out of Kane.