DECLAN RICE says record-breaker Harry Kane “sets the standard” for England and doubts he will ever be overhauled as his country’s leading scorer.
Kane surpassed Wayne Rooney with his 54th England goal, as Gareth Southgate’s side began qualification for Euro 2024 with a 2-1 win in Naples — their first in Italy since 1961.
Fittingly, Kane scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 after Rice’s opener, helping to provide some closure for his costly missed spot-kick in the World Cup quarter-final defeat by France.
The Tottenham forward, who became his club’s all-time leading scorer last month, reached the England milestone in 81 caps, and Rice believes he could go on to reach triple figures.
“You could see how happy everyone was for him. You see from that penalty who he is and how he is as a person,” said Rice (below, celebrating his goal with Kane and Jack Grealish). “To step up under that pressure and put the ball away, that’s what Harry Kane is. That’s why he’s the best in the world. I’m sure he ain’t going to stop.
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