Kane 'will not be happy' Haaland is getting the limelight, says Sheringham

The Tottenham star has had a fine start to the campaign, but Manchester City's new centre-forward is taking the spotlight having broken multiple Premier League goalscoring records already.

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Kane is currently on nine goals in 10 league appearances this season, whilst his Man City counterpart is on a whopping 15.

The Spurs striker's tally is nine goals up on his tally of just one goal after the same amount of games last campaign already - but the 22-year-old has stolen his thunder.

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And Kane's goalscoring surge could be, in part, be due to him wanting to keep up with Haaland, reckons ex-Spurs, Man United and England forward Sheringham.

"He won't be happy Haaland is taking the limelight and everyone saying he's the best centre-forward in the country," Sheringham told talkSPORT Breakfast.

"Harry Kane will want to score goals for Tottenham first of all, then he'll get to the World Cup and he'll want to win the Golden Boot, then he'll come back and want to win the Golden Boot back in the Premier League.

"He's a goalscorer and that's what he does. He will not want to be resting, he'll want to be scoring goals, for as long as that can continue he'll continue, that's what he does."

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This winter's World Cup is fast approaching, with Kane preparing to captain England for a third major tournament in just over a month's time.

The Spurs striker won't need to worry about competing against Haaland for the World Cup Golden Boot, though, given the star's country, Norway, failed to qualify for Qatar,

However, he may still want to prove a point at the competition and grasp the goalscoring limelight in Haaland's absence.

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Speaking prior to Tottenham's game against Manchester United, Spurs boss Antonio Conte echoed Sheringham's take on the England captain wanting to give his all for Spurs the moment, regardless of the World Cup.

"I can tell you that Harry wants to play every game," he said, "A player that wants to play every game is not scared of injury or about missing the World Cup."