Mauricio Pochettino praises his Tottenham 'attitude'

Prior to the fixture, Spurs had lost three games in a row for the first time under Pochettino.

Their 2-1 collapse at San Siro in the Champions League midweek put pressure on Pochettino, and he is pleased that he team reacted positively with a win. 

Kane's return to the scoresheet made it an even better evening for Spurs as his penalty in the first half ended a five-game goalless run and also drew him level with Jermain Defoe on 143 goals for the club.

"The spirit that we showed today was the spirit that I wanted to see in all of the games," Pochettino told reporters after the game at the AMEX.

"I am so happy with the attitude. We know very well we have a great quality, with great players who can play amazing football.

"In some periods we played so well. We deserved the victory in the end, of course we are very disappointed with the way we ended the game, the final two minutes.

"It's impossible that it happens again. It's good that it happens and you win but to concede a goal like we did was a very bad feeling.

But of course the players were suffering a lot, the pressure was high and they wanted to deliver a very good result for the fans, for themselves and for us. I think we need to be pleased and congratulate them because the effort was massive after the Inter Milan defeat.'