Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of Harry Kane’s form under his playing style at Tottenham Hotspur after pundit Paul Merson suggested the England striker would struggle to score goals in the Portuguese manager’s system.

Merson, a pundit with Sky Sports, said
26-year-old Kane would consider switching clubs if Mourinho continued
adopting a conservative style in the Premier League, like they did in
their 1-1 draw with Manchester United last week.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his players
must learn to control their emotions after they reacted angrily
following an injury to goalkeeper Bernd Leno in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by
Brighton.

Neal Maupay scored a late winner to give relegation-threatened Albion a vital three points and condemn Arsenal to their second defeat since the Premier League restart, leaving Arteta’s side languishing in 10th and 11 points off the Champions League places.