Harry Kane warned Tottenham their dismantling of Manchester United will count for little if they fail to repeat it against Liverpool on Sunday.

Kane rated the 2-0 win over United as one of the top five team performances of his Tottenham career, but he knows they are likely to receive a far tougher examination at Anfield.

Spurs’ 2-0 defeat at Liverpool a year ago prompted boss Mauricio Pochettino to say his team were not ready to fight for the game’s biggest prizes, while captain Hugo Lloris questioned their mental strength for the challenge.

Kane said: “We have got to put in the same performance as we did against United. Liverpool are a very strong team, especially at home when they are on the attack. They have some fast players and last season we didn’t cope with that very well.

“We were poor throughout the whole team, but we can take confidence from the United game. This is the kind of performance we need to produce against the big teams both at home and away.

“We played well against Liverpool at Wembley this season (Spurs won 4-1 in November) so we have to go to Anfield full of confidence.”

Tottenham may give a debut to Lucas Moura, who joined on Wednesday from Paris Saint Germain was introduced to his new team-mates at Wembley and Kane believes he and the 25-year-old can add some magic to Spurs’ attack in the second-half of the campaign.

Kane added: “He’s played for PSG so we know what he can do.

“We met him in the changing room last night. It’s great to get him here and we’re looking forward to seeing what he can do in training and game. Hopefully he can fit right in and when he gets an opportunity, he takes it. There is no rush and it will keep everyone on their toes. He’s done some amazing stuff for PSG so we are excited to see what can happen.”