Tottenham striker Harry Kane says there are no excuses for their disappointing start to the season.

Spurs have two wins in their past eight games, while their run of form looks even worse if you count games from the end of last season.

They are already ten points behind top of the table Liverpool.

And Kane believes they have few excuses for the malaise.

"I'd say it's been disappointing, I don't think there's any hiding behind that," he said to Sky Sports.

"To only win two games out of our first seven is not the standards that we've set in previous years.

"Obviously the two draws at (Manchester) City and Arsenal are not terrible results, but being 2-0 up at Arsenal and drawing does feel like a terrible result.

"We've put ourselves in good positions this season, we just haven't managed to see the game out or find a way to win like we have in previous years.

"It's a disappointing start, but there are plenty of games to turn that around, starting with the game on Saturday [against Southampton].

"[Game management] is something we need to get better at, when we go ahead in games we need to be more confident, to see the game out, whether we drop behind the ball or carry on playing, whatever suits that game.

"We're not inexperienced any more, we're not young any more, the excuses aren't there for us any more. It's down to us players to take responsibility."