Mauricio Pochettino backs Son to shine in Harry Kane’s absence after FA Cup win over Millwall

Mauricio Pochettino says Son Heung-Min has proved he can replace the injured Harry Kane after the Tottenham forward’s hat-trick silenced Millwall fans’ racist taunts.

Son found himself thrust into the spotlight at White Hart Lane on Sunday as he scored his first goals since January in Tottenham’s 6-0 FA Cup quarter-final thrashing of third-tier Millwall.

The South Korea star’s goal blitz was the perfect response to a section of the Millwall support who aimed unsavoury chants at him in the first half.

They were heard singing “DVD” and “three for a fiver” in reference to the stereotype of Asian market traders selling bootleg copies of films.

Son’s goals were also well-timed for Tottenham boss Pochettino, who fears Kane could be sidelined with an ankle injury for the rest of the season.

Kane left the Lane on crutches with his foot in a protective boot and Pochettino fears it is a similar injury to the one that kept the England striker out for seven weeks earlier this term.