Eric Dier was left bleeding from a cut on his head in Bayern Munich's clash with Stuttgart.

The 30-year-old's move to the Bavarian giants was met with skepticism when it was announced but Dier has since proven himself an integral component of Thomas Tuchel's defence and he again demonstrated his value to the team on Saturday.

With Manuel Neuer beaten, the Tottenham loanee was on hand to provide a goal-line clearance to deny Serhou Guirassy a certain goal, heading away to safety.

The clearance reopened a cut he had sustained earlier in the game and left it gushing with blood, forcing medical staff to intervene.

Subsequently wrapped in a Terry Butcher-esque bandage, Dier played on until half-time before being replaced as his side fell to their seventh league defeat of the season.

Eric Dier was left bloodied after producing a goal-line clearance in Bayern Munich's clash with Stuttgart

Speaking following the game Tuchel told reporters: 'Eric had to get stitches to the head wound that then opened up again so we at some point said it was enough. We did not want to risk it.'

After Swiss defender Leonidas Stergiou gave the hosts the lead, Harry Kane equalised from twelve yards to extend his lead at the top of the Bundesliga scoring charts.

The England captain's strike took him to 44 goals in all competitions since joining Bayern in the summer, overtaking Kylian Mbappe as this season's top scorer in Europe's top five leagues.

Bayern continued their hunt for a second throughout the second half but it was Stuttgart who eventually restored their lead through Jeong Woo-yeong on 83 minutes.

The visitors searched in vain for another equaliser before Silas added a third to put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time.

Victory for Sebastian Hoeness' side sees them move to within two points of Bayern in second place with two games remaining.

Tuchel's side could ultimately finish as low as fourth this season depending on results as RB Leipzig remain within six points of last season's champions.

The last time Bayern finished outside of the top three in Bundesliga was in the 2006-07 season when they were initially led by Felix Magath before he was replaced by his predecessor Ottmar Hitzfeld in February.