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Will Arsenal spoil Harry Kane's homecoming with Bayern Munich?

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For Harry Kane, facing Arsenal has always felt personal. The dead-eyed determination that has transformed him into one of the world's elite strikers for England, Tottenham Hotspur and now Bayern Munich can be traced back in no small part to the painful rejection he experienced from the Gunners as a young boy.

Kane joined Arsenal's under-9s age group from Ridgeway Rovers -- a grassroots club based in Chingford, Essex whose most famous alumnus other than Kane is David Beckham -- but lasted a couple of years before receiving the first damning judgment of his career.