England coach Gareth Southgate has dismissed comparisons between Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish and Paul Gascoigne.
Grealish made his full debut for the Three Lions in Thursday night's 3-0 defeat of Wales, setting up Dominic Calvert-Lewin's opener.
The Aston Villa captain's fine display earned comparisons with 'Gazza', with Grealish taking it in his stride.
But Southgate said, "I am very conscious that I don't want to be dampening the enthusiasm for Jack.
"I always answer honestly about people. When you are talking about Gascoigne, there's not a player in English history that was at that level, in my opinion.
"I don't want that to seem as a criticism of Jack. I just feel that Gascoigne is so unique and was such an incredible player, it's a bit like talking about Bobby Moore.
"What we have to say is young players that come through you shouldn't burden them with tagging them and comparing them to somebody else. Their own talents are unique.
"I kind of understood some of the comparison but I just think with Gascoigne as an individual, it was just on another level to anything else I ever played with."
