Tottenham match-winner Son Heung-min insists he couldn’t hear the chants of ‘are you watching Harry Kane?’ during his side’s victory against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
In the absence of their talismanic striker, who is believed to want to join reigning Premier League champions City, Spurs won 1-0 thanks to Son’s second-half strike.
City fans taunted the hosts about Kane’s apparent desire to join them with chants earlier in the match of: ‘Harry Kane, he wants to be blue’.
But Spurs supporters hit back in the closing stages as the whole stadium in unison chanted: ‘Are you watching Harry Kane?’
Asked how speculation about Kane’s future affected the build-up to Spurs’ opening match of the new season, Son replied: “We are all professional, we wanted to focus on this game, it doesn’t matter who is involved or who is not.
“Everyone was really, really focused for this game. Obviously Harry is so, so important for us. Let H prepare well for the season.”
Quizzed about the chants in particular, Son continued to Sky Sports: “Obviously I was so focused I couldn’t hear. What I said before, we are so professional.
“We just focus on this game because last season we didn’t start well against Everton. It was a good example.
“We wanted to really start well this season. We did a great job and I just want to enjoy this afternoon.”
The win over City was Spurs’ first match with a capacity crowd in almost 18 months and Son admitted he relished playing inside a full stadium again.
The South Korean forward said: “We wanted to start well. First game of the season. First game with the fans finally. It’s just incredible.
“Incredible performance, I think everybody worked so hard to get these three points and obviously Man City are currently the best team in the world so we fought for the three points and this means a lot for us.
“A perfect start to the season. I’m so grateful, we missed them a lot, not only me. Football is all about the fans. We play for them. They support us.
“It means a lot for me and for us. I’m grateful they come to the stadium and support us. I really enjoyed this afternoon.”
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