The race for the Premier League title was over weeks ago but Harry Kane has surely reclaimed the Golden Boot.
Kane added four goals to this season’s collection at the King Power Stadium, taking him ahead of closest rival Romelu Lukaku, and it seems inevitable he will finish the season with something for the trophy cabinet.
He is now on 26 league goals, two ahead of Lukaku with a trip to relegated Hull City on Sunday, and Mauricio Pochettino must be reflecting on how damaging the Spurs striker's absence has been to their title bid.
His stunning haul here was the highlight of another ruthless, relentless display from Spurs, as last season’s winners were blown away in an uncomfortable night for Craig Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s team has been depleted by injuries but Spurs have not lost at Leicester since the days of Filbert Street and this was emphatic, only heightening the sense of what might have been for Pochettino
“Harry is our main striker and he is one of the best in the world,” said the Spurs head coach. “He has chances to score again at Hull and I expect him to win [the Golden Boot].
"It is fantastic for him. It is a season again where he fights to be the top scorer in the Premier League.
“We were talking a lot about last season when we finished so badly.
“During the whole season we've been talking about improving and learning and this type of performance shows that the team is improving and has learned a lot from last season.”
Just three weeks ago this game had all the makings of a pivotal night in the season, with Pochettino chasing Chelsea for the league title.
But that wimpish performance at West Ham on March 5, and a 1-0 defeat, ended any lingering hopes of Spurs bidding farewell to White Hart Lane with a trophy.
Nobody told Spurs, or Kane, this was a dead rubber though. They are already guaranteed second place but were razor-sharp, clinical and typically resilient.
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