The Bayern Munich striker is enjoying another prolific season and is delighted to have performed so consistently over the past decade.

Kane told the Bundesliga website: "A lot of people say that scoring goals is the hardest thing in football, and I think it is. It can change games and it can make the biggest impact in a game. For me, to be considered elite you have to do it over a long period of time. When you look at the sporting greats across all sports, it’s not just two or three seasons, but five to 15 seasons where you are constantly playing at a level, no matter the situation or what team you are in.

"The proudest thing for me is that I've been able to do it over a long period of time, and I feel like I can still do it for many more years to come as well. This is my best start to a season in my career in my 12th proper professional season, so it shows that you can keep pushing the levels and keep improving year after year. I don’t get carried away with it, but I am proud of it and it motivates me to do it for as long as possible."

The England captain added that he does keep track of his goalscoring numbers during the season.

Kane said: "I’d say so. During the season, I don’t get too caught up in it and I try to give myself small targets of a certain amount of goals in a small block of games. I think you know yourself when you are playing well or not, and even if you are not playing well and still scoring, you know that it’s not going to last forever and you still need to improve in moments.

"Sometimes you're playing amazingly and not scoring, so you can’t get too down on it. There are highs and lows throughout any season, but this season has been consistently pretty good from a goalscoring point of view, even though there are still performances where I could've done better.

"Ultimately, it’s just about knowing where you are as a player rather than just the numbers, and that’s what I like to look at."