Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was happy with his brace in England’s 3-1 defeat of Italy.
Italy went ahead through Gianluca Scamacca before England fought back through a Kane penalty won by Jude Bellingham. Marcus Rashford put England ahead before Kane rounded off the scoring with his second. The win sees England reach Euro2024.
Kane said: “I feel like sometimes we make qualifying look easy, so credit to the boys because it’s not. We’ve had one of the toughest groups, you’ve seen over recent years some big nations not going to major tournaments, so to do it [qualify] with two games to spare just shows the path we are on.
“We can enjoy it, it was a really good performance from everyone, even when we went one nil down there was no panic. We stayed calm and carried on doing what we have done the whole campaign and obviously got the rewards in the second half.”
On surpassing Bobby Charlton’s record of goals scored at Wembley for England, he said: “I love playing here at Wembley. I love playing for England full stop. To do it here at home is always special, perform in front of our fans, to wear the badge, to lead the boys out, and of course to score as well is one of the best feelings ever.
“I enjoy the records but we go onto the next one and see how far we can go. This group wants to keep pushing standards. Now we will have to see how far we go next summer.
The former Tottenham striker also stated: “We’ve beaten big nations quite consistently over the last few years. To win in Italy is one thing, but to back it up here too, with the performance, 3-1, comfortable for us, I think we showed a real maturity out there.
“We won’t get carried away. Enjoy the next camp, two more games to work together. Then these tournaments come around quick. Before we know it we’ll be in March and on the eve of the next tournament.”
