Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino 'very happy' with Harry Kane injury update...

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has said Harry Kane could return much sooner than expected, revealing he was "very, very happy" about the latest scan on his injured striker. 

Kane sustained an ankle ligament injury against Sunderland eight days ago and misses the trip to face CSKA Moscow, along with Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Moussa Sissoko.

It means Spurs are under-strength in the Russian capital on Tuesday but Pochettino's mood was lifted by the news regarding Kane, who was reportedly facing eight weeks out of action.

"Half an hour ago, we received the information about the scan. It's much, much better than we expected," Pochettino said.

"We are happy, it was very positive, the scan. We're very, very happy about this news but still we cannot give a time of how long it'll be to recover.

"I am not a doctor, it's hard to say one, two, three weeks, but it's much, much better than we expected."

If Kane were to recover in time for the north London derby at Arsenal on November 6, he could also be in contention for England's World Cup qualifier against Scotland five days later.