Patrice Evra has poked fun at Harry Kane's missed World Cup penalty in England's defeat by France, joking the Tottenham captain 'didn't want' another spot-kick after he barely contested the referee's decision not to give one in the 2-2 draw with Brentford.
Kane missed a crucial penalty as England crashed out of the World Cup in the quarter-final stage against France earlier this month, with the Three Lions captain taking responsibility for the defeat.
It looked as if Kane would have to step up for a spot-kick on Boxing Day after he appeared to be wrestled to the ground inside the area by Brentford defender Ben Mee.
While Tottenham's players were up in arms after no penalty was given, Kane looked to be slightly aggrieved but seemed to accept the decision soon after.
France and Manchester United icon Evra took the chance to laugh at the incident by suggesting Kane was still haunted by his penalty miss in England's World Cup exit, but insists Tottenham '100 per cent' deserved a penalty after Mee's foul.
'It is a penalty. It is a 100 per cent penalty,' Evra argued at full-time on Amazon Prime. 'The only reason, and sometimes I like to make jokes, but maybe Harry is fine with that. I don’t need a penalty right now.
'This is impossible that the referees couldn’t give a penalty for this. The referee sees the players coming at you. You need to have a look and check. It is a clear penalty.'
Former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson agreed with Evra but offered an explanation into the referee's thinking and why it wouldn't have been given.
It is the new directive the referees have, the more leniency the more tolerance level they have this year,' Robinson explained.
'If the referee gives that on the pitch it doesn’t go to VAR, because there is enough to be a penalty. If it is not given on the pitch, there is not enough there for it.
'I personally think it is a penalty. I think Conte will feel the same. At that stage of the game, it could have proved very important for Tottenham.'
Kane went on to score as Tottenham fought back from two goals down against Brentford, having conceded twice in the first 54 minutes.
The England captain netted a superb header 11 minutes later, before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg turned home the leveller for Spurs with 20 minutes to go.
He now sits on 13 Premier League goals, five behind Manchester City star Erling Haaland on 18.
Kane admitted after the defeat against France that his penalty miss would be difficult to accept, taking responsibility for England's exit in the quarter-final.
The miss largely overshadowed his achievement of becoming England's joint top scorer, alongside Wayne Rooney, doing so in 40 fewer appearances.
'It is a really tough night to take,' Kane said on the night. 'I am gutted, the team are gutted. We had full belief that we could achieve something special at this World Cup but it came down to small details.
'It is hard to take for sure but I can be proud of the group, proud of each other for what we've done. This will hurt for a while but we will dust ourselves down to get ready in the future.'