Ex-Premier League star explains how Harry Kane is like Diego Maradona

Despite not being on the scoresheet, Harry Kane won special praise for his role in Spurs’ win over Newcastle.

Harry Kane has become the ‘new playmaker’ at Tottenham and is like Argentina legend Diego Maradona, according to David Ginola.

The former Tottenham winger made this claim after witnessing Kane supply his sixth assist of the season to help Spurs thrash another one of his old clubs, Newcastle, 5-1 on Sunday.

"Harry Kane the playmaker, number 10, he's like Maradona now!" 👀🙌

High praise from David Ginola for Harry Kane, who showed the quality of his link up play during Tottenham's 5-1 win over Newcastle. pic.twitter.com/dm1BuOHfBS

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“It [the win over Newcastle] was very impressive,” Ginola told Sky Sports.

“Spurs looked so strong, especially in the second half. They looked confident, they are playing their game.

“They rely on their best assets in the middle of the park, their passing is brilliant and their finishing is amazing.

“The new playmaker at Spurs is Harry Kane. He’s like Maradona now, playing in the middle of the park, long balls, short balls, scoring, assisting – wow. [It’s] the new Harry Kane.”

As a result of their sound victory at the weekend, Tottenham have moved up to fourth in the Premier League table for the time being at least.

Antonio Conte’s side return to action next Saturday away to Aston Villa in the league. At the time of writing, Bet365 has priced Spurs to win the match at 2.15. This suggests they have a 46% chance of all three points at Villa Park.