‘He’s just a top man’ – Souness says England only have ONE world class player in damning opinion of Southgate’s squad
SCOTLAND legend Graeme Souness has insisted that England boss Gareth Southgate only has “one world class” player to call upon.
The Three Lions will return to action for the first time next month since the World Cup.
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They suffered an agonising 2-1 defeat to eventual beaten finalists France in the quarter final back in December.
A host of England stars strengthened their reputations with impressive performances at the tournament, most notably Jude Bellingham.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder, 19, now has the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool chasing his services along with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Marcus Rashford is another who shone in Qatar, and his stunning form continued yesterday as his two goals helped Manchester United to a 3-0 win over Leicester.
However, it is another forward that Sky Sports pundit Souness believes is the only genuine “world class” Englishman.
And Tottenham star Harry Kane, who recently surpassed Jimmy Greaves’ tally to become the club’s all-time top scorer, is that man in the eyes of the Scot.
Speaking while covering Spurs’ 2-0 win over West Ham on Sunday, Souness told Sky Sports: “We touched on it before, when he was getting his award…he’s a scorer of all types of goals – but he’s a real football player.
“He can produce the killer pass. He curls things in; he smashes things in; he taps things in.
“He’s just a top man. He is England’s only world-class footballer, for me.”
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Kane is also England’s joint-record goalscorer alongside Wayne Rooney with 53 but will be hoping to surpass that next month.
The Three Lions head to Italy on March 23 before facing Ukraine at Wembley three days later in European Championship qualifiers.
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