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Manchester City's bid to chop Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane's record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 ...

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Kane's 15th-minute effort made him Spurs' all-time top goalscorer with 267, taking him past former great Jimmy Greaves whose record had stood since 1970.

“To find an explanation is not easy. “It’s quite surreal, a magical feeling to do it in front of the home fans and to win the game, I wanted to do it at this special place and in front of these amazing fans.” Kane’s moment arrived when City made a mess of trying to play out from the back and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg stole the ball off Rico Lewis on the edge of the area before holding off a challenge and flicking the ball to Kane.

Harry Kane is now Tottenham's top scorer, claiming a record that stood for over 50 years. Here's how he did it, and a selection of his best strikes.

Three years after scoring his 100th goal for Spurs, Kane reached the 200 mark with a goal against Ludogorets in the Europa League in November 2020. He has totalled 58 assists for Spurs since 2011-12, with 44 of those coming in the Premier League. Indeed, his longest ever goal for Tottenham was put away from 31 metres, though it took a heavily deflected free kick against Stoke City in February 2017 to do so -- the third goal of a hat trick in a 4-0 victory for Spurs. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) during his career and the best arguably came during the Premier League derby at White Hart Lane in March 2016. While it's certainly debatable whether or not he actually meant to whack his lofted shot straight over [Jordan Pickford](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159443/Jordan-Pickford) from way out on the right flank, it can't be denied that the goal signalled an incredibly important career milestone for the Spurs striker. Dortmund were also on the receiving end of what is probably Kane's finest Champions League effort in the 2017-18 group stage -- a powerful solo attack that began wide on the touchline and ended in a fierce shot being rocketed into the top corner with what is supposedly his weaker left foot to wrap up a 3-1 victory. After scoring five goals in League One while on loan at Leyton Orient the season previous, the teenager finally got off the mark for Spurs in 2011-12 when he popped up in injury time to add the fourth goal in a routine 4-0 win and thus open his account for the club. [the 1966 World Cup winner with England who died in 2021 at the age of 81](/soccer/england-eng/story/4478404/former-englandchelsea-and-tottenham-striker-jimmy-greaves-dies-aged-81) -- remains the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the English top flight with a total of 357 goals in 516 games for Spurs, [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) and West Ham combined. That came in 2017-18 when Kane notched 41 goals in 48 games for Spurs in the most prolific campaign of his club career to date. Kane has certainly scored some delectable goals for Tottenham since 2011 but the best from a purely aesthetic standpoint might be this exquisite first-time, 20-yard drive against Crystal Palace in March 2021. For Kane that came at the age of 18 during a Europa League group-stage clash against Shamrock Rovers in mid-December 2011. However, after scoring in the 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Jan.

Englishman Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur's all-time record scorer as his 267th goal for the club sealed a 1-0 win against Manchester City that handed ...

Tottenham's Son Heung-min, left, controls the ball in front of Manchester City's Rodrigo during an English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts during an English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Arsenal's shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Everton on Saturday had given City renewed hope they could overhaul the leaders.

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Put the ball on a plate for Kane only for the striker to miss the ball early in the second half. Missed a good chance early in the second half as he swung and missed the ball from an Emerson cross. Made some great challenges in the second half in a running battle with Grealish, including one perfect one on the England man in the Spurs box. Sent a header over from a Perisic corner in the second half. Constantly pushing up the pitch and adding to the numbers in the middle. Picked up a yellow card for a needless reckless late challenge on Haaland in the City half.

Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored in the 1-0 win over Manchester City — a result that leaves Arsenal 5 points ...

"To find an explanation is not easy. -- a reference to the fact he joined the club as an 11-year-old. "It's quite surreal, a magical feeling to do it in front of the home fans and to win the game, I wanted to do it at this special place and in front of these amazing fans."