Mauricio Pochettino has tipped him to win PFA Player of the Year

Kane has been in superb form for both Spurs and England recently

He will appear unmasked against Liverpool this weekend

The Tottenham striker had his nose broken against Crystal Palace

Harry Kane has been wearing a protective face mask for five weeks

Harry Kane will finally be unmasked against Liverpool this weekend. The Spurs striker has been wearing the protective gear for five weeks since having his nose broken by a flailing elbow in their FA Cup defeat by Crystal Palace.

His manager Mauricio Pochettino indicated that it is tough to play with a mask on but that has not stopped Kane netting six goals in his last six games for club and country.

Despite being hampered by the device, Kane has usurped Jamie Vardy as the Premier League's top scorer with 21 goals.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is set to appear without his protective face mask against Liverpool

The England international had his nose broken against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup tie last month

Kane has been in superb form for club and country recently with six goals in his last six appearances

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SCORERS Harry Kane (Tottenham) 21 goals Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 19 goals Romelu Lukaku (Everton) 18 goals Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) 16 goals Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 16 goals Advertisement

Kane trained for the first time on Thursday without the mask and is set to discard it for their crunch league match with Liverpool on Saturday.

'It is good because today he trained without his mask which is good for him,' Pochettino said. 'It is good because always it is tough a little bit to play with this mask on your face.'

Pochettino has also backed his player, who scored for England against Germany during the international break, to win PFA Player of the Year.

'In my opinion my players are the best but even to be objective he is one of the contenders to be one of the best players in the league,' he said.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino (left) has talked up Kane to win the PFA Player of the Year award

Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen (centre) is put through his paces in training ahead of the Liverpool game

Vertonghen and playmaker Dele Alli (right) train ahead of the Premier League clash with the Reds

Spurs are second in the Premier League table with 61 points, five behind leaders Leicester City

Erik Lamela will be assessed on Friday after arriving back from playing for Argentina with a muscle injury to see if he can play at the weekend.

Tottenham's title challenge has been boosted by the return to fitness of Jan Vertonghen.