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Harry Kane is our Lionel Messi, claims Mauricio Pochettino with Tottenham striker desperate to start against Watford following injury

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits Harry Kane is chomping at the bit as he returns from injury on Saturday and compared his striker's importance to Spurs as akin to that of Lionel Messi for Barcelona.

Tottenham have won all three Premier League games in Kane’s absence, with Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Christian Eriksen and Eric Dier chipping in with goals in the striker's absence.

Pochettino, however, is delighted to have his 24-goal forward Kane back available and the England man is in contention to make the starting line-up against Watford this lunchtime after returning from an ankle injury within three weeks.