Watching the graceful fluidity of Manchester City as they flowed through and around Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday night, you might wonder what they ever saw in the attraction of Harry Kane.
And when you take a casual glance at Kane ’s goalscoring record this season, five in 21 Premier League games - fewer than City ’s “non-goalscorers” Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne - that wonder simply increases.
Kane goes up against the Blues at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, for the first time since his attempt to wrangle a transfer from his stubborn chairman Daniel Levy failed, and the contrast in fortunes between his Tottenham and the City team he wanted to join could be made even more stark.
