Dominic Solanke details private Harry Kane conversation in Tottenham dressing room

MANCHESTER UNITED vs TOTTENHAM: Dominic Solanke is looking to make it three goals in as many matches at Old Trafford despite claiming he will never be able to replace goal-scoring icon Harry Kane at Spurs

Dominic Solanke wants to go one better than Harry Kane at Tottenham - by firing Spurs to silverware.

The 27-year-old frontman admits that he will never replace his record-breaking predecessor. However, he still intends to repay every penny of the club-record £65million price-tag upon his head in the only currency he knows - scoring goals.

When asked if the pressure of assuming Kane's mantle weighs heavy, Solanke declared ahead of today's trip to Manchester United : "No, not really. Harry is who he is. I don’t think anyone would want to see him replaced anyway. He’s a world-class striker. But I’m here now and I want to score as many goals as I can for Tottenham and hopefully we can win some trophies."

Solanke also revealed he received Kane's well-wishes on the day the deal was made official. Unsurprisingly, he was reassured that Tottenham were the perfect club to elevate his game to the next level.

He explained: "I actually saw him when Bayern Munich came here during pre-season. Harry came into the changing room and I spoke to him - we had a few words and he obviously only had good things to say about the club. It was probably just what you expect. But he spoke so highly about Spurs, how good the players and staff are here."

Life beyond Kane at Tottenham has not been as bleak as initially anticipated. And after Solanke struck his second goal in as many matches in the midweek 3-0 Europa League demolition of Qarabag - there is confidence he can exploit Erik ten Hag's unconvincing backline.

The former Bournemouth striker, who hit 21 Premier League goals last season for the Cherries, insists Spurs are going to Old Trafford to attack - not just to make up the numbers.

He continued: "Everyone knows how big of a club United is so it’s going to be a tough game. But we are not scared of anyone so we will go there and be on the front foot and hopefully we can get another result."

Ange Postecoglou was the integral driving force behind Tottenham's ambitious pursuit of Solanke's signature despite admiration for Ivan Toney.

And the Aussie's passionate defence of his marquee summer acquisition, delivered during a press conference last week, has evidently struck a chord.

Postecoglou hit out at Solanke's critics who were "too quick to judge" and two goals in as many matches, have since followed.

The Spurs hot-shot, who was sidelined against Everton and Newcastle after suffering damage to his ankle on his debut versus Leicester, said in response to recent negativity: "Yeah, that was probably a bit premature after just a few games given the start to the season that I had. No matter how much you get bought for, what club you play for, there is always going to be pressure in football so it’s something we have to deal with, something we all know will be part of the game."

Tottenham's relentless quest for success is not Solanke's only source of inspiration - he also has dreams at international level left to fulfil.

While Solanke boasts U17 Euros and U20 World Cup winners' medals, his only senior Three Lions cap came almost seven years ago against Brazil in 2017 - something he plans to rectify.

He concluded: "It’s definitely something I'll hopefully get back into. If you're doing your stuff for a club like Tottenham, it's definitely a lot easier to get into the fold so, Tottenham is my main aim - to score and win stuff here but then hopefully I can get into the England team."

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