Kane dismisses Warnock dig

Kane spoke to match officials after Cardiff's Joe Ralls committed a high challenge on Lucas Moura, which saw the Cardiff player receive a straight red card. 

In his post-match press conference, Neil Warnock accused Kane of trying to influence the decision of match officials following the incident, and suggested that, as England captain, Kane should know better than to behave in such a manner. 

Of Kane, Warnock said: "I don't think he (Kane) needs to do that. He plays for England, I love him. I don't think you should try to get other pros sent off, just because he's had a poor game and Spurs were having a poor game."

Warnock also criticised the overall performance of the officials throughout the Premier League contest between Cardiff and Tottenham, saying: "There were one or two busy people around today, the linesman and the fourth official, and I'm sure one of those influenced them. I think when he looks tonight he would have given a yellow card nine times out of 10 if it was left to him. I think he was wrong."

However Kane has since spoken out against Warnock's accusations, as a means of distancing himself from the controversy, speaking to the media after the match, saying: "He (Ralls) has kicked one of our players knee-height and the ref said to me that the fourth official helped him out, so it is what it is."

Kane continued: ".I guess managers are going to get angry. It's part of the game. But their player has looked at our player and he has kicked him higher than he ever should. So for me, it was a red card and the right decision."

Kane and his Tottenham Hotspur teammates will now look to put the Cardiff fiasco behind them going into the international break; as many of their squad will represent their countries in the UEFA Nations League, none less so than Kane, who will captain England in two huge fixtures against Croatia and Spain.