England manager Gareth Southgate will check on the fitness of Harry Kane before considering him for a start against Scotland and is confident his squad can cope with the loss of fellow Tottenham star Dele Alli.

Striker Kane returned to action after seven weeks out with ankle trouble in Spurs' 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Sunday, scoring an equaliser from the penalty spot.

Southgate admits he would love to start Kane against Gordon Strachan's men but will make sure he is fully fit.

He told a press conference: "I think the first thing we have to do with Harry is check how he is after yesterday.

"I think Spurs, maybe with Dele missing as well, took a decision for what was a very big game for them. Of course we have a big game ourselves and will have to see what level he's at when he reports.

"But it was great to see him back and scoring and with a smile on his face at the end of the game."

Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Show all 22 1 /22 Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Bernd Leno - 5/10 Has been really good since replacing Petr Cech in net but today won’t be a day he looks back on fondly (on a personal level anyway). He should’ve done much better with Spurs’ equaliser and that goal cost Arsenal their momentum in the game. He did make some good stops, mind. AFP/Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Shkodran Mustafi - 6 An uncomfortable performance from Mustafi. Always looks like he’s going to score a goal going forward but his defending is suspect and got too tight to Kane quite often. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Sokratis Papastathopoulos - 7 A slightly better performance than his central defensive partner but there’s not much in it, really. PA Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Rob Holding - 5 Much improved player but like Leno, a huge error in decision-making cost his side a goal. Slid in on Son for the second goal and despite the limited contact, it was a ridiculous tackle to make. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Hector Bellerin - 7 A threatening performance going forward and can’t really blame himself for anything defensively in the game. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Lucas Torreira - 8 He’s certainly what Arsenal have been missing for the last few years with a bit of grit and determination in the heart of midfield. Scored the fourth goal of the game which was an absolute beauty. AFP/Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Granit Xhaka - 7 Strangely enough, Xhaka was a bit of a passenger and that’s unusual for him as he’s normally involved, one way or another. Didn’t make any errors either though so that’s got to be considered a good day. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Sead Kolasinac - 8 The Bosnian full back, like his Spanish counterpart on the right hand side, was fantastic. A constant menace to that Spurs back line and sent in some delightful crosses. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 7 He was one of the key reasons Arsenal came storming out of the blocks early in the first half but he slowly laboured and lost his impact on proceedings and was replaced at half time. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 9 Scored the penalty that gave Arsenal the lead and chased a lot of causes down both wings. Will be remembered for his second goal which was a little bit special. The curl on the ball and the way Lloris stood to watch it fly past was glorious. Assisted the fourth goal with a classy pass to put the icing on the cake. Action Images via Reuters Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Alex Iwobi - 5 The least threatening of the forward players and his decision making often let him down, too slow to react to potentially promising situations. Replaced at half time by Lacazette. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Hugo Lloris - 7 Made some crucial saves during Arsenal’s early onslaught and was quick to come off his line at the key times. Conceded four times but didn’t really deserve it. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Serge Aurier - 6 Was a physically distressed figure after the first 20 minutes and was taken apart on Arsenal’s left hand side. Improved as the match went on but always seems to be playing games on the edge. AP Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Juan Foyth - 5 Not brilliant himself and has been another player who plays on the edge, and always looks like making a rash decision. Nothing particularly bad this afternoon but the first 20 minutes were enough to wobble any defender. Improved in the second half with some key interceptions. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Jan Vertonghen - 4 Has reason to be rather unhappy with his return to the starting line up, giving a penalty away for a needless handball and simply being rather unnerving to watch at the back. Unusual for him. Arsenal rampant against him. Shown a red card with 5 minutes to go to top off a bad day. REUTERS Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Ben Davies - 6 Not a particular threat going forward but nor was he ripped to shreds like his fellow full back partner. Didn’t add too much to proceedings though, either. Taken off for Rose in the latter stages. AFP/Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Eric Dier - 7 A typically gritty performance from Dier who received his customary yellow card but also scored a goal to silence to the Emirates. Sadly for him, it didn’t last. AFP/Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Moussa Sissoko - 5 He’s one of Spurs’ most improved players recently but today wasn’t his finest. Struggled to dominate the midfield. Action Images via Reuters Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Christian Eriksen - 7 Set up the equaliser with a fabulous free-kick, curled in perfectly and low. Otherwise played some neat passes in key areas but fpund himself on the back foot for a lot of the game. PA Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Dele Alli - 5 Like Eriksen, struggled to really impose himself on the game, and unlike Eriksen, didn’t make a meaningful difference to proceedings but did get himself a yellow card. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Harry Kane - 6 Scored the penalty and potentially had a good 5 minutes in the game but rarely threatened the Arsenal goal. Getty Images Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings Son Heung-min - 7 Won the penalty to give Spurs the halftime lead, as well as winning the free-kick that enabled them to equalise. However, he squandered a number of chances, too. Action Images via Reuters

Kane's Tottenham team-mate Alli suffered a knee injury in training which ruled him out against the Gunners and is expected to keep him sidelined for three weeks.

That also rules him out of the World Cup qualifier with Scotland and friendly against Spain and Southgate admits he will be a big loss.

However, he is confident England are well stocked in that position, saying: "I think he's a super player, we like him a lot.

"We've worked with him at England since the Under-18s and younger so we know all about him.

"It's a shame for us and it was a shame for him to miss the game yesterday and to miss the two matches that we've got, but we are very fortunate that we have a lot of very good players in that area of the field, so it's an opportunity for somebody else."

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Jack Wilshere, on loan at Bournemouth from Arsenal, is back in the squad after impressing at the Vitality Stadium.

When asked what he had seen in Wilshere for the midfielder to earn a recall, Southgate said: "I don't think there has ever been any questioning of his quality.

"We've felt for a long time that he's a player that can play at the highest level, so I guess as much as anything it's been his match sharpness.

"The fact he's had three 90 minutes with Bournemouth and I've been to two of their other games, I think it's a good moment to bring him back into the squad."

Southgate could face one or two potential selection posers, with Kyle Walker and Danny Rose sustaining knocks at the Emirates and Theo Walcott on baby watch.

Jack Wilshere has been handed a recall to the England squad (Getty)

He added: "We have named 25 for that reason, because there a couple of knocks from yesterday that we are not totally sure about.

"Theo Walcott might have to disappear at any time as his wife is expecting so we are conscious of that, but until we've had the chance to assess a couple of scenarios we are not too sure."

Southgate is boosted by the return of Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling after the pair were ruled out against Malta and Slovenia through injury.

The England boss is relishing the return of the duo and hopes they can take their impressive club form into the upcoming international double-header.

"They are both clearly in very good form for their clubs and that's always helpful when you've got players that are playing well and in a good moment then that tends to carry through into their performances with us," he said.

"I was watching Liverpool yesterday. They are a team that are in a really good moment and I was at their training ground last week, there's a really good atmosphere about the place and they clearly believe in what the manager is doing and hopefully they can bring that with them to our performances."