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John Cross

Gareth Southgate won't be taking Alan Shearer or Wayne Rooney's advice on Harry Kane

Harry Kane is set to keep his place after Gareth Southgate insisted England cannot take qualification for granted.

Former England strikers Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney have both suggested Kane needs a rest to keep him fresh for the later rounds. But England boss Southgate says he will name his strongest line-up and admitted that people think he got it wrong no matter what he does.

It is hard to imagine either Rooney or Shearer would have accepted being rested in their England careers and when asked about their comments, Southgate said: “We haven’t qualified yet.

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