Jose Mourinho resists urge to do 'some bluffing' as he suggests Harry Kane WILL be fit for crucial north London derby clash despite striker missing Europa League draw with LASK

  • Harry Kane is set to lead the line for Tottenham against rivals Arsenal on Sunday  
  • Striker has been struggling with a knock this week and sat out on Thursday night
  • Jose Mourinho, known for his mind games, has resisted opportunity to 'bluff'

Harry Kane is set to lead the line for Tottenham when they meet north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Tottenham striker has been struggling with a knock this week and sat out Spurs' 3-3 draw against LASK on Thursday night.

Manager Jose Mourinho did not state the injury Kane was dealing with earlier this week.

Harry Kane is set to lead the line for Tottenham when they meet north London rivals Arsenal

Harry Kane is set to lead the line for Tottenham when they meet north London rivals Arsenal

But Mourinho, known for his mind games, has resisted the urge to 'do some bluffing' and expects the England captain to face the Gunners. 


'I believe he is going to be fit,' Mourinho said after his team reached the last 32 of the Europa League.

'I'm not sure. He's having treatment, but I could be doing some bluff and pretend he's in trouble, but he's not and I think he'll play [against Arsenal].'  

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho resisted the urge to 'do some bluffing' and expects Kane to play

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho resisted the urge to 'do some bluffing' and expects Kane to play

Kane has been an instrumental part of Tottenham's strong start to the 2020-21 campaign, scoring 13 goals and supplying 11 assists in 16 matches.

Spurs sit top of the Premier League after failing to lose since the opening weekend of the season and have picked up promising results against two rivals in recent weeks.

They secured a 2-0 home victory over Manchester City and earned a point at Chelsea last week. Mourinho launched the mind games ahead of that meeting at Stamford Bridge by insisting the title pressure was on Frank Lampard's side due to their summer spending. 

Tottenham face an Arsenal side struggling for form this weekend after they suffered their fifth league defeat of the campaign last week. 

Kane sat out Tottenham's 3-3 draw against LASK on Thursday due to an unspecified knock

Kane sat out Tottenham's 3-3 draw against LASK on Thursday due to an unspecified knock