For those who have persevered with Harry Kane in your fantasy team, I feel your pain.

Last season's Premier League boy wonder has yet to find the mark this season for Tottenham, although there is faith that he will eventually come good again.

One thing that was noticeable about the England striker - who did net twice for his national side during the international break - against Sunderland on Off The Ball's live 4pm kick-off was his propensity to drop deep.

It's something that was also evident in some of Spurs' earlier games of the season when he dropped into deep positions and then lofted balls over the top for midfield runners.

Kane's passing against Leicester City (via Squawka)

Whether dropping deep is part of his brief or borne of a need to get involved in the play rather than waiting up front, he did provide four assists in the Premier League last season, with half of his chances created coming from the zone outside the opposition box. 

But perhaps it could also point to a lack of creator behind him at present, especially due to Christian Eriksen's absence through injury since the Dane's last league appearance in mid-August against Stoke.

Eriksen only set up two assists for team-mates in the entirety of last season, but did create 83 chances in 2014-15 which is by far the highest total of any Spurs player.

It also put him in an elite bracket of players like Eden Hazard, David Silva, Cesc Fabregas (at least last season's incarnation) and Alexis Sanchez among the most prolific chance creators in the Premier League. 

In his absence, the highest pass providers for Kane against Sunderland in yesterday's 1-0 win came from the full-backs Ben Davis and Kyle Walker who both gave him the ball eight times, while only youngster Dele Alli got close among the midfielders.

And there is no recorded pass from new signing Son Heung-Min going in Kane's direction either, despite the fact that the talented South Korean was playing in the central attacking midfield role against the Black Cats. 

Son is still acclimatising to life in the Premier League and often attacked from the flanks for his previous club Bayer Leverkusen, so the sooner Eriksen can be returned to full fitness after an ankle problem the better for Spurs as he can provide that link between midfield and Kane.

Ex-Ireland and Chelsea defender Paddy Mulligan reviewed the weekend's Premier League on the Rewind podcast: