England's Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka celebrate their goals in Croatia
England's Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka celebrate their goals in Croatia
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Three Lions attackers react to scoring twice each in a 7-0 UEFA Nations League win in Rijeka
Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka praised England's intensity, freedom and attacking quality after the Three Lions produced an emphatic 7-0 win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.
Captain Kane scored twice and provided an assist as he moved onto 89 goals in 124 England appearances, leaving him one cap away from equalling Peter Shilton's all-time men's appearance record of 125, which he can do when England host Czechia on Tuesday 6 October.
Saka also struck twice, putting England into a 4-0 lead with his first as he did in the Three Lions’ 6-4 victory over France in this summer’s FIFA World Cup Bronze Final.
Reflecting on the display, Kane felt England had produced the complete performance they had been searching for.
“Unbelievable from start to finish, I think we spoke a lot about having a 90 minute game where, from start to finish, we were just completely dominant, both with the ball and without the ball, and I think that was it right there," said Kane.
"We're at our best when we're free, when we're physically just overpowering, when we make it a Premier League level, and you sort of saw out there today, they couldn't live with our pace, our movement, our runs, and we were just technical in today's match as well."
Saka was back among the goals for the Three Lions in Rijeka
Saka was back among the goals for the Three Lions in Rijeka