Mauricio Pochettino Denies Comparing Harry Kane to Ronaldo and Messi as Spurs Man Leads UCL Scoring

"He is one of the best strikers in the world and because he's still so young, he can improve," he ​told reporters on Thursday. "His potential, his professionalism; he has a gap to improve a lot."

"I never said he is better than Cristiano and Lionel Messi, who are at a different level. They are the best and are showing that for the last five to 10 years."

"We cannot put so much pressure on Harry because he is so young... Harry is a striker, a killer; they are killers too but play in different positions and have different styles. It will not help Harry if we start comparing him to these players."

"A big challenge. I think they will be very motivated to play against us and have had the whole week to prepare for the game against Tottenham. But of course I know we will arrive in our best condition and ready to compete. That is most important."