Harry Kane is the best man to lead England at the World Cup but he is not their only goal threat, according to team-mate Kieran Trippier. Kane has been appointed England captain and goes into the Group G opener against Tunisia on the back of scoring 30 Premier League goals for Spurs last season. Marcus Rashford’s knee injury could place more of the goalscoring burden on Spurs’ Kane, though Trippier said the Manchester United forward is recovering well in individual training and should be ready to face Tunisia in their Group H opener on Monday.
Trippier said England have studied their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses and said the warm conditions in Volgograd will not affect Gareth Southgate’s side. He believes goals will not be an issue, either. “Everybody knows what Harry Kane is all about, he’s a goalscorer, a great professional,” said Trippier. “But if you look all around our team we’ve got winners. We’ve got goals all over the pitch, it’s not just Harry. We’ve got a strong forward line, a lot of pace, youth. I know all the boys are looking forward to getting on with it now.”