Tottenham striker Harry Kane will miss Saturday’s Premier League game at Manchester United with a hamstring injury, manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed.

The in-form 24-year-old left the field at Wembley holding his upper leg in the 87th minute after scoring twice in last Sunday’s 4-1 win over Liverpool.

Spurs confirmed on Twitter that the England frontman has been diagnosed with a “minor strain to the left hamstring”, and Pochettino said at his pre-match press conference that Kane will not be involved at Old Trafford.

“We can’t take the risk,” the Argentinian said.

“The doctor and medical staff made the decision to not take the risk. There is no sense in taking that risk and making the problem bigger.”