Tottenham striker Harry Kane given advice from Diego Maradona before Liverpool clash: 'Don't always go near post with your shots... go across goal'

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Few people could hand out shooting advice to the world's deadliest striker at the moment but when Diego Maradona talks you tend to listen.

And Harry Kane appeared to heed Maradona's wise words when they met up at Wembley before Tottenham defeated rivals Liverpool 4-1. 

The Argentina legend urged Kane to shoot across goal rather than always aiming for the near post.

Diego Maradona gives Harry Kane words of advice before Tottenham's win over Liverpool

Mardaona urges Kane to go across goal rather than always aim towards the near post

The charismatic former forward also praised Hugo Lloris during their brief Wembley chat

Maradona, speaking to Kane and Hugo Lloris through stand-in translator and Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles, said: 'Wow what a goalscorer. Mauricio [Pochettino] has a real backbone in the team.

'Hugo stops everything at one end and Harry puts everything in at the other. Go on, get your heads in the game. Good luck, good luck.' 

He added during his brief encounter with Kane: 'Don't always go near post with your shots. Go across goal sometimes. You know why? Goalkeepers watch you on TV all the time. So next time... across!'

Kane's first goal saw the 24-year-old dink the ball over the onrushing Simon Mignolet while the second was a shot towards the back post rather than the near, although the keeper was already beaten. 

The Spurs academy graduate is scoring goals for fun this season having netted eight in the Premier League and five in the Champions League.

Pochettino will be hoping Kane still has his shooting boots on during Tottenham's Carabao Cup clash with West Ham at Wembley on Wednesday. 

The London duo will battle it out for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino watches on as Maradona embraces Kane at Wembley

Maradona warns Kane that goalkeepers are watching his style of shooting closely

Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles translated during Maradona's conversation with Kane

Kane attended Monday's Best FIFA Football Awards with fiancee Katie Goodland and his boss

The 24-year-old striker celebrates the first of his two strikes against Liverpool at the weekend