Harry Kane: 'Goals are my drug'

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has claimed that he is addicted to scoring goals and expressed his relief at obtaining a long-awaited fix in the 4-1 win over Manchester City.

The 22-year-old struck Spurs' third of the afternoon on Saturday to bring an end to an eight-match barren spell and stem the tide of one-season wonder suggestions, having netted 31 times in all competitions last term.

"Maybe I shut up a few people who have been talking over the last few weeks," he is quoted as saying by Eurosport. "Only seven games and a few people said 'one-season wonder'. People can judge me at the end of the season and we will go from there. I have to stay focused but it is great to score.

"When you score like last season it becomes a drug, and when someone takes it away from you you want to get it back. You want to score again and it was a good feeling to score again. It is frustrating [to be criticised]. I kind of use it to get my juices flowing and to prove these people wrong.

"I have had to prove people wrong throughout my career to get where I am. It is not easy coming through as a youngster but it makes me want to get better and the more people say it, the more I want to prove them wrong."

The Lilywhites sit fifth in the Premier League table, four points behind leaders Manchester United - the only team to beat them this term.