Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rates Tottenham striker Harry Kane as the best in Europe.

Arsenal meet Spurs on Saturday in the North London derby.

Wenger was asked if there was a better striker in Europe than Kane right now, and answered: “If you look at the numbers, no."

Perhaps then keen not to overshadow his forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, he then added: “Our strikers are top class as well and we want them to express their talent."

Wenger also remarked: “I can talk and talk and talk, but it's the numbers (Kane's goals) which will show that (he needs to be stopped).

“The best way to defend is to have the numbers and take the game to them."