For Wayne Rooney the booze turned to boos as any attempts at redemption were upstaged by ton up Spurs star Harry Kane.

It was the hangover from hell for Rooney on his first appearance since being charged for drink driving.

But for Kane the road to glory is in overdrive taking over at times Rooney's mantle as England captain and currently the Premier League's master marksman having earned the golden boot for the past two seasons.

Now that August is over he is going to take some stopping, opening this season's account for England and now up and running with his club thanks to goal number 100 in a Tottenham shirt.

Whether it was a freak or not Kane's joyful celebrations told you that he wasn't bothered.

Neither was his delighted manager Mauricio Pochettino who stated: "A cross or a shot, it's not important - it was a goal for us. He now has 100 goals for Tottenham. Congratulations to him, he is an unbelievable player."

Life would also be a lot simpler for Everton boss Ronald Koeman if he could have brought Kane in as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku whose goals have left a chasm.

Said Koeman: "His movement, his finishing - he is a top striker. His first goal broke our confidence. Manchester City and Tottenham in my view are the best footballing sides in the Premier League."

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Kane's 28th minute strike meant he joined Spurs greats like Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Smith, Martin Chivers and Teddy Sheringham in scoring 100 goals or more for the club.

He didn't have long to wait for goal number 101, just two minutes into the second half as Tottenham's travelling goals show continued unabated on Merseyside.

It's now 18 goals in just four successive away games - their best sequence since January 2014, a stark contrast to their form at Wembley.

In between the Kane strikes Christian Eriksen also managed to find the back of the net mopping up after Pickford had parried a fierce Davies drive, blasting in from close range.

Antonio Conte has hit out at “ridiculous” reports he turned off his phone when Ross Barkley wanted to speak to him over a possible transfer to Chelsea.

Everton midfielder Barkley’s move to Stamford Bridge broke down on transfer deadline day, with conflicting information emerging over the reasons.

Barkley was reported to have changed his mind on the £35million Chelsea switch, but Conte rubbished claims that a lack of personal contact played any part in the England star’s U-turn.

Chelsea missed out on Fernando Llorente, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Barkley on deadline day, but Conte insists the Blues’ performance in the transfer window can only be judged at the end of the season.

“First of all I want to tell you that I don’t like to speak about players of other teams, because I think it’s a lack of respect,” said Conte.

“But about this issue (Barkley) I think it’s ridiculous what I read, so I stop. It’s ridiculous.

“I think the club tried to do its best in the transfer market. “Sometimes you’re able to buy, sometimes you’re not, for many reasons. But I think the club tried to do its best during the transfer market.”