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Harry Kane is a doubt for the Carabao Cup's North London derby quarter-final after missing training on Tuesday with a cold.

The Tottenham and England striker has scored eight goals in his last eight matches against Arsenal.

But, speaking before Wednesday night's trip to the Emirates — where Spurs lost 4-2 in the Premier League just 16 days ago — boss Mauricio Pochettino said: “We need to assess him because he had a cold this morning and he didn’t go outside to train.

"Big decision. If we consider that he can cover 90 minutes, maybe he can play. If not, maybe he will be on the bench.

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“To protect him, he didn’t train outside. He was doing something in the gym.”

Tottenham have not won a trophy since the 2008 League Cup — a campaign that saw them beat arch-rivals Arsenal in the semi-finals.

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Pochettino re-stated his belief that “the Premier League and the Champions League are the best competitions in the world” but added: “We want to win. Not only the fans want to win. We want to win.”

Meanwhile, Spurs have confirmed they have activated the option to extend defender Jan Vertonghen's contract until 2020.