LONDON: Harry Kane was his usual imperious self as his clinical header sealed a 1-0 win for Tottenham over their bitter rivals Arsenal in the north London derby at Wembley on Saturday.

So often the tormenter of the Gunners, Kane’s goal early in the second half gave Spurs the victory their enterprising display deserved as Mauricio Pochettino’s side climbed to third in the Premier League.
And the performance of the England striker garnered praise from both managers.
“Harry Kane is not old fashioned, he is the present and the future. We are so proud he is in our side,” Pochettino said when an interviewer asked about Kane’s “proper old-fashioned” center forward’s header.
“In the second half we found space and created problems. It should have been 3-0,” the Argentinian added.
Kane’s Spurs and England team-mate Eric Died agreed that the striker probably should have sealed a hat-trick — it would have been his ninth Premier League treble — and his importance to Tottenham’s success.
“We dominated the game and second half we countered really well, created lots of chances. It’s disappointing that we struggled in the last five minutes as the game should have been settled.
“This team has created the mentality where we can dig in if we have to. They had chances at the end but it could have been a much bigger win.
“Harry Kane loves scoring against Arsenal. He should have had a few more as well.”
And even defeated Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted Kane was the difference between the two sides.
“Once they scored you could see we were wobbling and they could have scored more but in the last 10 minutes we should have come back to 1-1,” the Gunners boss said. “The first goal was key and we conceded it. Kane made the difference.”
The only goal of a tactically attritional game was the Tottenham striker’s seventh goal in seven league games against the club who rejected him as a youth player. And Kane’s latest strike earned Tottenham revenge after losing at Arsenal earlier this season.
 In the first north London derby at Wembley for a quarter of a century, Tottenham extended their recent dominance over Arsenal, who have won only once in the last eight league meetings with their hated neighbors.
Tottenham are unbeaten in their last nine league matches and remain in a good position to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.
Yet, in contrast, it was another day to forget for the Gunners who now face an uphill battle to return to the Champions League with the gap between these eternal rivals now up to seven points with Arsenal six off the top four.
From the start, it was clear Tottenham would be the aggressors in the latest meeting between these eternal rivals in front of a Premier League record crowd of 83,222.
Kane’s clever flick sent Dele Alli racing clear and when he whipped over a low cross, Shkodran Mustafi poked an attempted clearance toward his own goal, forcing Petr Cech to plunge to his right to spare his team-mate’s blushes.
Kane wasted a golden opportunity to open the scoring midway through the first half when he headed over from Christian Eriksen’s pin-point cross.
Hector Bellerin made a well-timed burst onto Mesut Ozil’s pass, but despite being in acres of spaces, the Arsenal defender couldn’t keep his long-range effort on target.
It was a miscue in keeping with Arsenal’s failure to find their rhythm as new signings Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan struggled to replicate last weekend’s dazzling displays against Everton.
Pochettino’s team were doing all the pressing and were finally rewarded in the 49th minute.
When Ben Davies swung over a dangerous cross, Kane who reacted quickest, showing more desire than Laurent Koscielny as he towered above the Arsenal defender to guide a fine header past Cech.
Kane’s 32nd club goal of the season — his eighth in his last seven games — shifted the momentum even further toward Tottenham.
In truth, Arsenal had no answer to Kane’s muscular presence and clever movement and he forced a good save from Cech with a stinging drive from the edge of the area.
In the final seconds, Arsenal could have snatched an undeserved point.
But, extending his current miserable form, France striker Alexandre Lacazette scuffed wide with just Lloris to beat.

MAN OF THE MATCH
It was never in doubt. As so often is the case when Tottenham get a result, Harry Kane led the Spurs line and, as Arsene Wenger said in his post-match interview, was the difference between the two sides. And he is consistently the main man in the north London derby. Arsenal players and fans are no doubt sick of the sight of the Englishman. His header was sublime — he rose like the proverbial salmon to get head and shoulders above Laurent Koscielny. Kane probably should have had a hat-trick to his name, but as the talisman of this team, his all-round forward play in the second half was superb and was the basis upon which Spurs were able to open up their opponents with ease.