Gordon compares England team-mate Kane with the ‘greatest of all time’ | OneFootball

Anthony Gordon has insisted that England team-mate Harry Kane’s season has only ever been topped by Lionel Messi.

The England captain found the net twice to help Thomas Tuchel’s side past DR Congo and into the World Cup last 16. The brace today saw Kane move to 72 goals in all competition across the 2025/26 campaign.

“It’s amazing to be around him every day,” said Gordon of Kane. “Because you’re around someone at the elite level, he’s at the very, very top of football.

“He’s having a season that’s only been beat by Lionel Messi, the greatest footballer of all time. So that speaks to the level he’s playing at.

“When you’re around someone like that, you want to pick up as many habits and watch everything he does to see why he’s at that level.

“It’s no accident, like I said, there’s consistency every day. How hard he works, every finishing drills, he does it with passion, he does it with seriousness. He never, ever messes about.

“So it’s amazing to be around him and he’s definitely an inspiration to all of us.”

Gordon came off the bench on the hour mark, and went on to assist both of Kane’s goals as England won 2-1.

He continued: “You know what, as soon as he hit it I knew he was going in. I was already celebrating.

“It’s more the consistency that he surprised me with. Anyone can score a good goal. Anyone at this level can put the ball in the top corner. It’s the consistency that he does it every day in training, every game.

“It’s phenomenal. He plays at such a high, high level.”