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‘Bergkampian’ Kane backed to break Henry’s Premier League assist record

Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Harry Kane
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Kane has similar qualities to Bergkamp, says Keown, who thinks the Tottenham star can break Arsenal legend Henry’s assist record.

Harry Kane has been in stunning form for Tottenham this season, producing five goals and eight assists in only six Premier League games.

The England captain’s exploits have left even Jose Mourinho raving about him, with the Spurs boss winning plaudits for ‘reinventing’ him by bringing out the creative side to his game this season.

The numbers speak for themselves, and the praise doesn’t stop there in an unlikely source in former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.

The 54-year-old has even compared Kane’s passing to former Arsenal teammate Dennis Bergkamp and boldly backed the Spurs man to break Thierry Henry’s record of 20 assists from the 2002/03 Premier League season.

Kevin De Bruyne equaled it last season for Manchester City, but Keown expects Kane to still go one better.

“What anyone who played with Dennis will say is that his service was outstanding. I’m now watching what Harry Kane is doing for Tottenham and, dare I say it, he is starting to remind me of my old team-mate,” Keown wrote in his Daily Mail column.

“I’m not saying Kane is as technically gifted as Dennis – I don’t think anybody is. But the quality of the balls I’m seeing from the Spurs striker, and the way he is finding Son Heung-min, it is Bergkampian.

“He [Kane] is starting high, dropping deep, and showing there is more to his game than merely scoring goals.

“With eight assists in six games, at this rate, Kane would obliterate the Premier League record of 20, shared by Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.

“We’ve seen what Roberto Firmino does for Liverpool – how he drops into those pockets of space and has willing runners in Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, who start wide but come inside.

“Kane, likewise, has fast-paced forwards who he can pick out. That’s been Son of late – most notably in that 5-2 win over Southampton when Kane took advantage of the hosts’ high line to assist his teammate four times.”

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