Harry Kane now above Thierry Henry on Premier League top scorers list | Teddy Sheringham calls him best No 9 in world | Football News

Harry Kane moved above Thierry Henry on the all-time Premier League top scorers list with two goals in Tottenham’s 5-0 win over Everton.

The Spurs striker has now scored 176 Premier League goals and is only one behind Frank Lampard, the Everton manager who felt the full force of his striking prowess on Monday.

“He is the best No 9 in the world for me,” Teddy Sheringham told Monday Night Football. “He has been for the last four or five years, he’s proving it year in and year out.

“It’s great to get there, but staying at the top and still convincing people he is the best – that’s why he is the best.”

Kane himself insists there is no secret to his success.

“It is all about getting those chances and I am always confident I am going to hit the target,” Kane told Monday Night Football.

“I always try to keep the ball low. Hard work and practice, it is no secret.

“Thierry was one of the greatest strikers we have seen, so it is nice to go above him in the scorers list and hopefully they keep coming.”

Kane got in behind the Everton defence for both of his goals but he also showcased that ability to drop deep and supply others with his passing.

It is an evolution in his game that is familiar but Jamie Carragher believes he has made the transition better than anyone.

“I think that is a natural progression for almost any striker,” Carragher told Monday Night Football.

“Even strikers we associate with running in behind, even Michael Owen, when he started having trouble with his hamstrings, you started coming to feet, all strikers do that.

“I don’t think that right now Harry Kane has that pace and power that he had in the early days under Mauricio Pochettino, making runs into the box consistently.

“But very rarely do you see a world-class striker then become a world-class playmaker or No 10. For me, Harry Kane is as good a passer as Kevin De Bruyne.

“His actual range of passing, his striking of the ball, is as good as any.

“When I think about the years that I have been working for Sky, I think about the players who really stand out, those players are Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and Mo Salah.

“He has been one of the great Premier League players.”

Kane acknowledged that development in his game.

“Over the last few years, my game has changed a bit, in terms of dropping into the pockets,” he explained.

“I played as a number 10 in the youth team. As teams and managers change, you have to adapt your game.”

Will Kane’s performances be enough to help Tottenham finish in the Champions League places? The win over Everton moved them within three points of Arsenal in fourth.

“The top four has to be our ambition,” he said.

“We are not the finished article yet but the manager has had time to settle in and physically, I think we are in a really good position. We are in there and in the mix and we have to feel that pressure if we want to be a top team. We can’t hide from that.”

Sheringham believes it is possible.

“It’s there for the taking,” said the former Tottenham forward.

“It’s a big end of the season for Tottenham – they’re in the mix. But so are West Ham, Manchester United and Arsenal. They’ll all be vying for that and you’ve got to say Arsenal are the firm favourites to get fourth spot at the moment because of their form at the moment.

“But you never know. Tottenham have still got to play Arsenal so you never know. There are a lot of teams that still have to play each other.”

With Kane now 84 goals behind Alan Shearer, the prospect of becoming the all-time Premier League top scorer remains.

“Without a doubt. He has got a lot of years left as well, at least five more years at the top. With the way he scores goals in numbers every year – yes, without a doubt.”