In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former England midfielder Carlton Palmer has backed Harry Kane to keep on scoring despite the doubts over his deeper role under Jose Mourinho.

Spurs find themselves top of the Premier League standings going into this weekend's north London derby and that is in large part due to the exploits of the English no.9.

After ten matches in the top-flight, Kane has so far bagged himself seven goals while also providing nine assists, mostly to attacking partner, Heung-min Son as the duo have formed a formidable and prolific partnership.

Indeed, the 27-year-old talisman has added a new dimension to his game by dropping deeper into midfield, which allows the South Korean sensation to cut inside and wreak havoc, feeding off Kane's impressive passing ability.

He is currently averaging 2.1 key passes per game, which is more than any other Spurs player, including attacking midfielders Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele, via WhoScored.

Kane has already surpassed last season's numbers, where he managed just the two assists all campaign, despite this, Palmer has made a big claim about the England captain's ability.

He told FFC correspondent Tom Ward:

"I'm not surprised because he's always had a few assists. I think just the way the make-up of the team is at the moment, it's allowed him the freedom to drop off into the middle of the park or in areas to find space.

"He's a clever footballer. He's done that and he can pick a pass. The balance of the side allows him to do that, and it also allows him to get in the box.

"It causes a major, major problem for teams, because how do you mark Harry Kane unless you man-mark him?

"It's not surprised me, he's a clever footballer and everybody worries about the fact that he drops off and he won't get his tallies of goals, yes he will."

Palmer, who played for West Brom and Leeds United in his playing days, believes that supporters shouldn't be worried about him covering so much ground as he's still going to bag goals upfront as their only striker.

Kane is well on track to break further records this campaign having already beaten his previous best of seven assists from the 2016/17 season.

As Palmer says, the 6 foot 2 marksman is a "major, major problem" for teams this season and that's mainly down the way Mourinho has gotten Spurs playing.

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