Mauricio Pochettino has suggested that Harry Kane could start in Sunday’s north London derby against Arsenal.

Kane has been out with ankle ligament damage since the middle of September.

Earlier in the week, Pochettino was more inclined to use Kane as a substitute but he returned to full training on Thursday and it was clear that he had given his manager something to think about with his work.

“Harry will be in the squad,” Pochettino said. “I can confirm he will be available to be selected and then, I need to decide whether to start him or put him on the bench. I am happy after Thursday. He had a very good training session. He is fit.

“Always, Harry is important. In the last two seasons, he has been very important for us – he was the top scorer in the Premier League. For us, it’s very good news. It’s good that he will be back.”