Tottenham ace Harry Kane reveals to Thierry Henry his hate of being judged purely on goals... and admits Spurs will only win the Premier League when they start beating the big six teams

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He may have won the Premier League golden boot for each of the last two seasons, but Tottenham striker Harry Kane has revealed he hates being judged purely on the goals he scores.

The Spurs talisman is preparing for one of the biggest games of the season, with his side up against fierce north London rivals Arsenal this weekend.

In the lead up to the occasion Kane sat down with Gunners legend Thierry Henry for an interview on Sky Sports to discuss the state of play for both teams and his career trajectory.

Harry Kane opened up to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry ahead of the north London derby

Henry took to Instagram to share a snap of himself and the Spurs ace following their chat

In the frank and candid interview, Kane opened up on his frustration over recent years at seeing the football world jump to criticise him as soon as his goals begin to dry up.

Henry kicked off proceedings by asking the 24-year-old if it bothers him to be questioned as soon as he fails to hit the back of the net.

'Yes, I think so. There was a stage a couple of seasons ago when I wasn't scoring goals and people said I was not the same player because of the dry spell,' said Kane.

'But I was playing really well and was pleased with how I was playing – I was holding it up well and bringing others into play.

Kane revealed his annoyance at the way he is judged purely on the goals he scores

The 24-year-old has developed into an instrumental player for club and country in recent years

'That's why the gaffer never thought about dropping me. Then I went on this goalscoring run and probably wasn't playing as good as I could but because I was scoring it covered things up and people thought I was a great striker again,' he added.

While frustration comes quickly on the matter for Kane, the England international understands the criteria for strikers, particularly in the modern game, will always come down to goal scoring tallies.

'Nowadays you are judged on goals, which isn't always fair, but unfortunately that's part of the game,' said Kane.

Over the past two seasons Kane and his Tottenham team-mates caught the attention of the football world after staging back-to-back title challenges.

The main criticism levelled at the side, however, is their apparent inability to pull out the big performances against the 'big six' teams in the division.

Kane admits Spurs must consistently beat Arsenal and the big six if they are to win the title

'It's important for us to start beating the big teams away. Not just Arsenal, but all of the top six,' Kane told Henry.

'We've done very well at home against them in recent years, but if we want to be challenging for the title, these are the games we need to win away from home.

Looking ahead to the looming derby Kane added: 'We're going to try and win the game, we always do, but it will be tough. 

'We need to go and play the way we play against them at home, and find a way to win.'

The eagerly anticipated match will kick-off at 12.30pm on Saturday, November 18 - broadcast live on Sky Sports.