Kane felt he should have been awarded a penalty when he was brought down by Lascelles

Harry Kane has said that he should have been awarded a penalty against Newcastle United and suggested that Mike Dean did not point to the spot because of his poor view of the challenge from Jamaal Lascelles.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker appeared to have been brought down by the defender in Newcastle’s 1-0 win on Sunday. The video assistant referee (VAR) deemed there was not sufficient evidence to overturn Dean’s decision not to award a spot kick.

Kane said that referees should ask for more help from VAR if their view of a tackle is impaired. “It is there to help the referee on the pitch,” he said. “I don’t know what the conversation was — whether he said he didn’t see it or not.