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Tom Doyle

Harry Kane's penalty technique wows England boss Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate has told young footballers to look no further than Harry Kane when it comes to penalty technique after the England captain scored a brace from 12 yards at Wembley on Saturday.

Kane's hat-trick helped England blow away Bulgaria 4-0 and continue their Euro 2020 qualification cakewalk.

England are among the favourites to lift the trophy next summer and qualification for the finals is well in hand, with March's drubbings of the Czech Republic and Montenegro followed by a 4-0 win against Bulgaria thanks to Kane's treble and a Raheem Sterling goal.

Bulgaria are not the side they once were and the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists set up to frustrate England, only for needlessly overconfident play at the back to bring about Kane's opener midway through the first half.

The England captain netted his second when Marcus Rashford was brought down in the box early in the second half, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot.

Kane then turned provider as Sterling bundled home minutes later, though the Tottenham forward would end the day celebrating his second international hat-trick after scoring his second penalty of the day, hitting a trademark effort high to the keeper's right.

Kane has developed a reputation for hitting unstoppable efforts from the spot, and is now arguably the elite penalty taker in world football.

Speaking to ITV after the game, Southgate said of Kane: "He has an incredible process. We watch it every day.

"He took a lot (of penalties) yesterday and we were very confident when we were sat on the bench.

"It is a brilliant example for any youngster in mastering a technique."

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On Sterling, he said: "He will be disappointed he hasn't got the hat-trick as he thrives on scoring goals.

"I thought he was electric and carried the threat from the first whistle."

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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