I've silenced critics - Kane

Harry Kane ended his eight-match goal drought in
Tottenham's shock 4-1 win over Manchester City on
Saturday.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane said he "shut up a few people"
after returning to the scoresheet against Manchester City over
the weekend.

Kane ended his 748-minute goal drought with a strike just past
the hour mark as Tottenham stunned City 4-1 at White Hart
Lane on Saturday.

The England international had failed to score in Tottenham's
eight competitive games this season prior to the weekend,
having announced himself with 31 goals in all competitions last
term.

Now the 22-year-old, who remained upbeat throughout his dry
spell, feels he may have silenced the critics, who had already
called him a one-season wonder.

"Maybe I shut up a few people who have been talking over the
last few weeks," Kane said.

"Only seven games and a few people said 'one-season wonder'.

People can judge me at the end of the season and we will go
from there. I have to stay focused but it is great to score.

"When you score like last season it becomes a drug, and when
someone takes it away from you, you want to get it back. You
want to score again and it was a good feeling to score again.

"It is frustrating [to be criticised]. I kind of use it to get my
juices flowing and to prove these people wrong. I have had to
prove people wrong throughout my career to get where I am.

"It is not easy coming through as a youngster but it makes me
want to get better and the more people say it, the more I want to
prove them wrong."