Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino fears Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury sustained against Manchester City.

The striker had to be helped down the tunnel by Spurs staff after appearing to turn his left ankle following a challenge with Fabian Delph in the second half of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.

He was later seen leaving on crutches with his left foot in a protective boot.

Pochettino is uncertain whether it is a similar injury to ligament damage that kept Kane sidelined for a month in early 2019, but he is worried he will be without his attacking talisman for the rest of 2018-19.

“If you see the action, it is an action that maybe twists his ankle and can damage the ligament again. We need to check in the next few days,” he told a news conference after Spurs’ 1-0 win.

“It is so painful. We hope it is not a big issue and will try to recover him as soon as possible, but it doesn’t look good.”

When asked if he feared Kane will miss the rest of the season, Pochettino replied: “Yes.”