Kane scored twice against Leipzig on Sunday, including a late winner that broke Bayern’s three-game losing streak across all competitions.

The win indeed brought hope back to the club after a turbulent week marked by the announcement of coach Thomas Tuchel’s imminent departure at the end of the  season.

“We need to keep doing what we’re doing. It is good to win this game but we need to go on a run until the end of the year,” Kane told reporters.

“We had to show a reaction after last week. We have a responsibility to the club and our manager, we can’t just sit there and sulk about it,” he said.

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The 30-year-old added that he had practised Saturday’s opening goal with forward Jamal Musiala during training, and he hoped to build better connections with his team mates.

This was after Tuchel said Kane was unhappy with the service at Bayern last week.

“We need more connections with each other, the last few weeks we have not had it but we can build on (what we achieved) today,” Kane said.

Kane leads with 27 goals in the Bundesliga and 31 in all competitions this season.

Bayern trail the unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen by eight points, who are currently at the top on 61 points after their 2-1 win over Mainz 05 on Friday.

“The season isn’t going like we wanted it to go, credit to Leverkusen,” Kane said of the gap between the teams on top.

“We need to keep fighting and we need to push them.”

Bayern host Lazio in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on March 5 and visit Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Friday.

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The 30-year-old Kane joined Bayern on a four-year deal on Saturday for a reported 100 million euros (109.44 million dollars) plus add-ons.

He made his debut only hours later as a second-half substitute in Bayern’s 3-0 loss to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.

Despite a stellar scoring record he has failed to win any domestic or international titles with Spurs.

“In my career I wanted to keep improving, pushing myself and see how far that can take me.

“I wanted to play internationally, in the Champions League, and fight for titles every year.

“Coming to Bayern gives me that opportunity. I am looking forward to that challenge,” Kane said in a press conference.

The striker, who has spent the majority of his career at Tottenham after joining at 11, has scored a club-record 280 goals in more than 430 appearances in all competitions.

He has also scored 58 times for his country in 84 games, making him England’s all-time record marksman.

He is also the second-highest Premier League scorer of all time with 213 goals, 47 behind Alan Shearer, but titles with club and country have so far eluded him.

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Bayern had been in search of an out-and-out striker after struggling since the departure of Robert Lewandowski last year.

The Bavarians last won the Champions League in 2020, the most recent of their six European Cups.

They have also won the last 11 Bundesliga titles in a row.

“I was at Tottenham for 19 years of my life. Ultimately I am a professional and I always pushed myself to the limit.

“I needed to be playing in the Champions League, trying to win titles every year. When I thought about it, it was a decision I wanted to make,” Kane said.

Tottenham failed to qualify for international football this season.

Kane, however, missed out on the first title of the season on his Bayern debut, coming on just after the hour but managing only three touches in the loss to Leipzig.

“It was amazing to see the reception I got. Ultimately of course I wanted to come here and win last night but it was not the case.

“No time to panic, it’s a long season ahead. We want to win the title, win the Cup and try to win the Champions League as well,” he said.

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Sven Ulreich; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting; Leroy Sané; João Cancelo and Thomas Müller, among others from the professional squad joined the session.

Young talents – Justin Janitzek; Alexsandar Pavlovic; Gabriel Marusic; Taichi Fukui; Younes Aitamer and Angelo Brückner also participated.

After a brief talk and warm-up, the players trained coordination drills, passing and other technical drills.

Meanwhile, on an adjacent pitch, Jamal Musiala only completed an individual workout.

The session lasted around an hour and afterwards Tuchel held individual talks with a few players.

Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann, who was dismissed last week, and will make his debut for Bayern Munich against his former team and Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Players who are serving their national teams, such as Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich, are expect to return on Friday.

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Germany international Sane superbly controlled a pinpoint Joshua Kimmich cross before rounding Inter keeper Andre Onana, who was making his debut for the club, to give Bayern the lead in the 25th minute.

Sane also deserved a lot of credit for their second goal.

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This was after he dismantled the Inter defence with a lightning-quick double one-two with Kingsley Coman in the 66th minute before his shot was turned into the net by Inter Milan captain Danilo D’Ambrosio.

Bayern, who bounced back following two consecutive draws in the Bundesliga, host Barcelona next week.

While Inter Milan, who have now lost their last two matches following their derby loss to AC Milan on Saturday, take on Viktoria Plzen in the other group match.

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Germany teenager Jamal Musiala rifled Bayern Munich ahead after RB Leipzig had failed to clear a corner-kick after 14 minutes.

Ex-Liverpool forward Mané then tapped in on the half hour from Serge Gnabry’s pass as the Bavarians quickly got used to life without new FC Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski.

Benjamin Pavard made it three before the interval.

The season curtain-raiser between last term’s Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and the German Cup winners was held in Leipzig.

But the hosts did little to threaten the visitors until Marcel Halstenberg’s second-half header.

Gnabry and Christopher Nkunku then traded goals before Dani Olmo’s late strike for RB Leipzig made things interesting, only for Leroy Sané to score at the death.

“I’m really, really happy to win my first trophy with Bayern Munich. I’m looking forward to more trophies,” Mané said later on.

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann, formerly at RB Leipzig, started Senegal’s African Player of the Year while other new signings such as Matthijs de Ligt began on the bench.

RB Leipzig’s Domenico Tedesco meanwhile included Austria midfielder Konrad Laimer, heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich.

But left-back Angelino was missing as he looks for another club with Hoffenheim’s David Raum set to arrive.

After a minute’s silence and applause for late Germany great Uwe Seeler, the first excitement came when Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer raced out of his box.

But he failed to clear the ball, only for his defenders to mop up for him.

Bayern Munich then took the lead but it was more to do with RB Leipzig’s casual defending than anything.

After some pinball in the box, 19-year-old Musiala pounced and made no mistake.

A lot is expected of midfielder Musiala this season — with Bayern Munich set to play without an out-and-out striker — and he passed his audition with aplomb.

RB Leipzig, linked in the media with former Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl, thought they had soon levelled.

But Nkunku — Bundesliga Player of the Season last term — was rightly flagged offside.

Mané then made the headlines, even though in truth it was one of the easiest goals he will ever score, with two more efforts later on chalked off for offside.

Musiala took centre stage again by setting up Pavard on the stroke of half-time.

But RB Leipzig’s defending was again loose following the departure of Nordi Mukiele to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

Substitute Andre Silva struck the bar for RB Leipzig after the break and Halstenberg went one better with his own header from a corner-kick.

But any hopes of a comeback were quickly ended by Gnabry smashing into the roof of the net.

Nkunku’s 77th-minute penalty kick and Olmo’s fine finish came too late for the Red Bulls as Bayern Munich’s defence suddenly wilted, before Sané had the last laugh on the break.

“In the first half they simply showed their strength. They were coming from everywhere, left and right,” said RB Leipzig’s Tedesco.

“We’ve got to improve and bring the lads to a good level.”

The game clashed with the first round of the German Cup, meaning that RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich take on Ottensen and Viktoria Cologne at the end of August.

Bayern Munich kick off the Bundesliga campaign at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.

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The 65-year-old was supposed to be replaced by former Bayern goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, at the end of the year, but the Bild paper and the Kicker magazine said it was felt now was a better time to hand over to Kahn, who has been a member of the club’s board since January 2020.

Rummenigge played for Bayern between 1974 to 1984 and left after 30 years in the management, where he has filled various executive roles at the club since 1991.

As player and manager, he secured 12 international trophies, 21 league titles and 14 cup wins.

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