England manager Gareth Southgate has defended Harry Kane amid criticism of his form at Euro 2020.
The Tottenham striker failed to register a single shot in England's opening two games against Croatia and Scotland.
"I think the only thing that's relevant is what I've said already this week," Southgate said. "His importance to the team - he's been our best player, our most influential player, our most important player for a long period of time.
"Of course there's been moments where the likes of Raheem (Sterling) have probably had periods where he's been critical for our success as well in terms the goalscoring, but Harry has consistently been our top goalscorer, his record since I've been in charge is phenomenal and he's a hugely important figure for us.
"I think it's the world of a big player. Throughout the time I've been England manager I must have managed these sorts of questions about Harry in three or four different periods of time, and inevitably he's come through those periods and scored important goals for us and played exceptionally well. So it's a bit of a repetitive cycle."
