Tottenham striker Harry Kane says his fluffed England penalty at the World Cup will act as motivation this season.

Kane scored twice as Spurs won 4-0 at Crystal Palace last night, ending a run of 10 straight matches in which they have conceded first.

It is less than a month since Kane blazed a spot-kick over the bar, as England crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to eventual runners-up France and, in his first interview with a newspaper since the return of the season, he says that costly miss will not affect him as a player or person.

Kane told the London Evening Standard: “It was a tough moment for me. It's never an easy thing to go through, but it's part of football, part of the highs and lows of our sport. I had a bit of time away after, just to reflect, and it's made me even more hungry to come back and be successful. So nights like last night are always good for me and the team, and it was much needed after the last couple of results as well."

Kane also scored in his first game back after the World Cup, the 2-2 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day, and he added: “After it [the penalty miss] happened, I just wanted to play again as quick as possible and get it out of my head. It's something you have to deal with. I'll probably remember it for the rest of my life, but that's part of the game. It's not going to affect me as a player or as a person. I'll keep working hard to improve and it was nice to get our first win since coming back."