England manager, Gareth Southgate has hailed Tottenham Hotspurs striker Harry Kane as the World’s best goalscorer.
The striker was the hero for the English team as they came from behind to win against Croatia in the Nations League
This was the first meeting between the two sides following their meeting in the Semi Final of the world cup which England scored first but went on to lose.
England will now compete with Portugal and two other teams, who are yet to be decided, for the inaugural Nations League crown at the end of the domestic season.
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Southgate was pleased with Kane and spoke about the striker after the game, praising his game winning antics
“I think Harry is the best goalscorer in the world frankly so you’re always loathe to take a player of his ability off,” Southgate told a news conference.
“Some people question decisions in the summer but he’s our main penalty taker and our leader.
“In 98 per cent of games his hold up play and everything is critical, he played a fantastic pass for Raheem [Sterling] in the first half.
“So we have huge belief in him and he is so hungry to lead the team further.”
He added: “I think we knew to keep the hunger and challenge – there were things for us to talk about but you need competition for places,” Southgate added.
“We knew the level of our young players and we looked at Ben ahead of the summer and thought he was not quite ready but he started the season really well with Leicester.
“The younger ones have emerged so quick, Sancho so quickly an option from the bench, but we know the quality of the players. Gomez would have probably come with us in the summer [to the World Cup] had he been fit.
“We’re not afraid to put in a 21 and a 22-year-old at the back today. It’s easier to gamble on young forwards but those guys have been good enough with great quality and they’ll only improve with these experiences.”