Harry Kane believes Tottenham's summer signings can help them bridge the gap to Manchester City and Liverpool after Tanguy Ndombele's brilliant debut goal against Aston Villa.

Ndombele, the £63million capture from Lyon, scored a curling equaliser before Kane's clinical late double, as Spurs recovered from a goal down to start the season with a 3-1 win over newly promoted Villa on Saturday.

Elsewhere, champions City and Liverpool, who respectively finished 28 and 27 points clear of Spurs last season, continued where they left off with comfortable wins on the opening weekend.

Ndombele and deadline-day signings Giovani Lo Celso and Ryan Sessegnon are the first additions to Mauricio Pochettino's squad since Lucas Moura in January 2018 and Kane says Spurs now have the strength in depth to close the gap to the top two.

"We kept with them for a while last year but they blew ahead after January," Kane said. "We have to make sure we get off to a good start. Liverpool set the standard on Friday night and City on Saturday afternoon, so it's important that we stay in touch as long as we can.

"We have full belief that we can go all the way but there's a long road ahead. That’s why we buy players: to strengthen the squad and have more competition for places. That’s what we’ve got.

"We’ve got a good, hungry squad. Everyone’s fit and ready to go. The players that came on have to try to make an impact and they did. It’s important for us if we’re going to have a good season. Of course it’s just the start now but throughout the winter time when loads of games are popping up we need everyone to contribute as much as possible.

"I think it's definitely going to help us when we start getting into the thick of it, with games midweek. I haven't really had a chance to see Ryan and Gio train yet but I obviously look forward to that next week, settling them in and I'm sure they'll want to come and make a big impact as well. Everyone here is trying to move in the right direction and that's what we're trying to do."

Kane added: "Tanguy's a player that loves to get the ball in tight spaces, use his body and play forward passes, which is great for us. Of course if he pops up with goals as well, that always helps. But he's a great player, still learning, still working hard as we all are and we're very happy to have him and happy he's got off to a great start."

Spurs' strength in depth was underlined by Pochettino's decision to omit a fit Jan Vertonghen from the 18-man matchday squad and leave contract-rebel Christian Eriksen on the bench.

The Dane transformed the game after being introduced just after the hour, with Spurs trailing 1-0 to John McGinn's ninth-minute opener.

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Spurs could still lose Eriksen, as well as Danny Rose and others, to European clubs before the end of the month but Kane says the ongoing uncertainty will have no impact on the squad provided the linked-away players continue to give their all.

"Obviously I've been playing with Chris now for five or six years and we all know the qualities he has: the assists, the passes, the goals," the England captain said. "Whether he starts or is on the bench, the most important thing from all of our points of view is that he gives everything for the team. Obviously there's been speculation about his future but as long as he's training hard and playing as hard as he can when he's here, that's all we can ask for. What will be will be but we're happy to have him.

"That's all the fans ask for as well: commitment. We're happy to have them. We'll see what happens but from our point of view we've got a strong squad and we'll use that throughout the season."

Kane scored two precise finishes in the final three minutes to break his scoring duck at Tottenham's new stadium and he admitted he spent the entire summer dreaming of doing just that.

"It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while," he said. "I missed a few games towards the back end of last year and had the summer to think about what that would be like, so it was nice to do it and help the team to get a victory.

"I had four weeks off [this summer], the most I’ve had off in a few years now," Kane added. "I’ve had a good pre-season, been here from the start, worked with the team and everyone’s feeling good. We’ve still got work to do, I’ve still got work to do in terms of fitness and things like that, but playing games will only help. I feel in a good place and hopefully I can continue doing what we’ve done today."