LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino has explained that his favourite Harry Kane goal will always be the last-minute winner against Aston Villa in November 2014 because it saved him from the sack.
Kane reached 100 career goals with a double at Everton before scoring twice in Wednesday's win over Borussia Dortmund but, for Pochettino, all the striker's stunning finishes are topped by a deflected free kick at Villa Park in his 17th game in charge.
Before the match, Pochettino had won just three of his first nine league games, losing to Liverpool, West Brom, Manchester City and Newcastle, and he was already feeling the pressure from trigger-happy chairman Daniel Levy.