Tottenham striker Harry Kane described by Teddy Sheringham as England's best striker in the world after Alan Shearer but could still learn more tricks from Zlanta Ibrahimovic

Reports has described that no strikers, on earth not even Diego Costa, Alexis Sanchez or Sergio Aguero, have been in a richer scoring vein than Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Harry Kane in the past few weeks.
Manchester United's legendary Swedish maestro has scored seven times in his past six matches, the Tottenham talisman nine in nine.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that Sunday's big Premier League clash at Old Trafford could depend on which of the gunslingers draws first.

As a former Tottenham and United great, Teddy Sheringham is uniquely qualified to judge both No 9s. He regards Kane, who was coveted by United but signed a new contract with Spurs last week, as the best all-round English centre forward since his old Euro 96 partner Alan Shearer.

But to step up to the next level and go down in history as one of the striking greats, Sheringham says the Spurs man has only to look across the pitch this afternoon to realise what's required.

'All the top clubs in world football would have been interested in signing Harry Kane,' says Sheringham, who moved from Spurs to United to replace Eric Cantona in 1997 and will be an avid armchair fan for the game at Old Trafford.

'He could have gone anywhere for any amount of money but he is obviously loving - and you have to reiterate that - playing for Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino.

'Harry obviously likes where Tottenham are going at the moment and that's what it is all about. He has ambitions, he is an England player and wants to play in top matches and big finals. He obviously thinks his club are going in the right direction for that.'

The Premier League is currently blessed with stand-out strikers. While Costa, Sanchez and Aguero are at what you would consider their peak ages, Sheringham considers 23-year-old Kane and Ibrahimovic, 35, worthy of standing alongside them even though they are at opposite ends of their careers.

'All those players are very different centre-forwards. For me, Harry is the epitome of an English centre-forward. He has a little bit of everything, which makes him an all-rounder,' he says.

'It is not just about scoring goals, he can do the other things, he can set people up, win headers, hold the ball up. But he has a fantastic eye for goal like Shearer did. He sees the target and he wants to shoot.

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