Tottenham 'lucky to have' Harry Kane after scoring twice to beat Leicester City

A 3-0 victory makes it four wins in the last five games for Spurs, while the Foxes are struggling to keep hold of their top four place

SPURS RATINGS: Hugo Lloris - 8: Flapped at one cross in the first half but Leicester couldn't take advantage. Produced a brilliant one-handed save to keep out a Perez volley and saved from the attacker again later in the half. Tipped a swerving Gray free-kick over after the break. Getty

Serge Aurier - 7: Struggled early on against Barnes but settled down as match went on. Reuters

Davinson Sanchez - 7: Did well alongside central-defensive partner Alderweireld. Reuters

Toby Alderweireld - 7: No problems for the Belgian defender who helped keep Vardy relatively quiet. PA

Ben Davies - 7: A couple of timely interventions from the full-back, particularly one vital header that denied Morgan a chance to score. PA

Harry Winks - 6: Solid if unspectacular from the midfielder. PA

Moussa Sissoko - 7: Puts in so much work defensively for Spurs. Can be a bit clumsy and loose in possession at times but generally a rock in midfield. EPA

Giovani Lo Celso - 7: One glorious ball over the top to put Son clear in first half. Always busy. PA

Lucas Moura - 6: The odd devastating show of pace but not at his most cutting edge today. Getty

Son Heung-min - 7: Showed great pace and footwork before his shot was deflected into the net for the opening goal. Forced Schmeichel into making good save later in first half. AFP

Harry Kane - 9: Sensational performance. Lovely pass with outside of boot to help set up the first, perfect left-foot finish into corner for the second, followed by fantastic curling shot with his right to make it 3-0. Contributes all over the pitch and is hitting top gear again after returning from injury. Getty

SUBS: Steven Bergwijn - (On for Moura 77') NA. PA

Erik Lamela - (On for Lo Celso 77') NA. PA

Gedson Fernandez - (On for Son 89') NA. Getty

Oliver Skipp - (On for Winks 90+2') NA. PA

LEICESTER RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 7: Didn't do much wrong but conceded three. No chance with the goals - one massive deflection and two Kane crackers. AFP

Jonny Evans - 5: Defender has started every Premier League game for Leicester this season but, like the rest of Leicester's defence, struggled to cope with Son and Kane. One woeful pass in second half that allowed Son the chance to break. Booked for cynical foul on Kane and lucky not to see red minutes later after swinging an arm in the England striker's face. Getty

Wes Morgan - 6: Veteran carrying quite a bit of timber nowadays and relies on his experience and defensive knowhow. One moment in second half when Kane threatened again but Morgan refused to let him onto his right and was able to deflect his left-foot shot wide. Getty

Ryan Bennett - 5: Left on his backside by Son's quick feet for first goal and made it far too easy for Kane to curl home the third. Hooked at half-time. Getty

James Justin - 6: Unfortunate own goal after deflecting Son's shot into the net. One excellent tackle to stop a marauding Son run in second half. PA

Youri Tielemans - 6: Some dangerous dead-ball crosses. EPA

WIlfred Ndidi 6: Did OK in midfield without really influencing the game. AP

Luke Thomas - 6: Caught in possession twice in first half that would both end up leading to Spurs scoring on the counter-attack. AFP

Harvey Barnes - 7: Spurs found him a handful down the left, particularly early on. Getty

Ayoze Perez - 6: Showed some wonderful skill to control then produce a first-time volley that forced Lloris into fine save. Spaniard was denied by the Frenchman again later in the first half. Taken off just before the hour mark. Getty

Jamie Vardy - 6: Saw a looping header go over the bar in first half and had a cheeky back-heel effort stopped by Lloris. Starved of service after break. AFP

SUBS: Demarai Gray - (On for Bennett 45') 7: Lively when he came on. Saw free-kick saved by Lloris. Reuters

Kelechi Iheanacho - (On for Perez 59') 6: Long-range strike saved by Lloris. AFP

Dennis Praet - (On for Tielemans 70') 6: Sliced one shot well wide of the target. Reuters

George Hirst - (On for Barnes 83') NA: Headed one half-chance over the bar on his Premier League debut and cracked another wide. PA

Nampalys Mendy - (On for Ndidi 70') 6. Made little impact. AFP

Jose Mourinho said Tottenham Hotspur are lucky to have Harry Kane after the England striker scored two fine goals to lead his side to a 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City on Sunday.

Tottenham took the lead through James Justin's early own goal before Kane took centre stage with two superb finishes before half-time in what could be a hammer blow to fourth-placed Leicester's Champions League dreams.

But the day belonged to Kane and his manager believes the England captain is among the finest forwards he has worked with during an illustrious career that has taken in spells at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United.

"It was two very important goals for us and the third one was Harry Kane's goal. It was amazing quality," Mourinho said. "Harry is second to none. As a striker, as a goalscorer, a team player and a leader, he is fantastic.

"It is difficult to make him better but the better the team is, the better he can be. It depends more on us. He is an amazing professional and works very well. He is a fantastic striker and Tottenham is so lucky to have him."

After a fourth win in their last five games, Tottenham climb to sixth place with one game remaining at Crystal Palace.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, two points behind Tottenham, would go back above Mourinho's side if they beat Palace in their penultimate match on Monday.

"Clearly we are one of the teams with more points during this period than after the break," Mourinho said. "Now we have to fight to finish sixth. We have to win and that is difficult and wait for something in our other opponents.

"Seventh is what we can achieve without dependance on the others. What we are doing and what we are improving is very important for next season."

While Tottenham keep their focused fixed ahead, Leicester will be nervously looking over their shoulders. Brendan Rodgers' side are ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United only on goals scored and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have played a game less.

United return to league action against West Ham on Wednesday before a decisive showdown against Leicester at the King Power Stadium on the last day of the season next Sunday.

Third-placed Chelsea, who have two games left against Liverpool and Wolves, remain one point above Leicester, who have won just two of their eight league games since the coronavirus hiatus, potentially squandering a golden opportunity to return to the Champions League for the first time since 2016-17.

"It was always going to go down to the last game and we have a shot to get into the Champions League," Rodgers said. "The players will have a couple of days rest then focus on the next game. It will be a fantastic game and we can look forward to it."