Thierry Henry was blown away by Harry Kane’s second goal for England against DR Congo, saying he would break his back if he tried it.
The Bayern Munich superstar was the hero for the Three Lions in Atlanta as they came from behind late on to win 2-1.
The underdogs took a seventh minute lead thanks to Brian Cipenga and as England toiled away it seemed that the goal-scoring could have ended there.
However, Kane nodded in an equaliser on 75 minutes and then produced a stunning winner at the death.
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Taking the ball to feet from Anthony Gordon on the edge of the box, Kane spun and jinked away from two defenders before hammering a shot into the roof of the net on the turn.
It was a stunning effort and Arsenal legend Henry was seriously impressed by the technique involved in producing that much power, especially 86 minutes into a huge match.
‘He’s almost in the air, kind of in a weird shape when he hits it. Do you know how hard that is?’ Henry said on Fox Sports. ‘At the end of the game, to generate that amount of power. At the end of the game!
‘Declan Rice was dead! If Declan Rice is dead at the end of the game we already know the level of the game in terms of physicality is difficult.
‘To have that amount of power. I think the whole country was with him when he hit that.
‘He’s falling! Do you know how hard it is to generate power then? If I’d do that now, I’d break my back!
‘That’s tough. That’s a tough skill. Wow! Sir Harry!’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on punditry duty alongside Henry for Fox and placed Kane alongside the other global superstars who are leading their countries at the World Cup.
‘Harry Kane, he did three things. Two goals and one run he did. That says everything, how much he means to this team,’ said the Swede. ‘We talk about [Lionel] Messi for Argentina, France with [Kylian] Mbappe, but they have other superstars also.
‘We talk [Erling] Haaland for Norway. When it comes to England it’s all about Harry Kane.
‘Sir Harry Kane is England and the way he performed today, he needs to continue like that if this England is going to have a chance.’
Ibrahimovic felt the Three Lions were struggling physically, picking out Declan Rice as someone who was clearly not at his peak.
The iconic striker also aimed a dig at the high expectations placed on Thomas Tuchel’s side, suggesting he does not agree with them.
‘Today I saw England suffering physically,’ he said. ‘I didn’t see them run like before. Especially Declan Rice, his quality is to run but it was like he was struggling. But not only him, also the other ones.
‘It’s not how you win, it’s important to win. Especially this England. They have a lot of pressure to win.
‘Why? We don’t know, but ok. They won.’