West Ham captain Declan Rice has hailed England teammate Harry Kane.

Kane surpassed Wayne Rooney with his 54th England goal, as Gareth Southgate's side began qualification for Euro 2024 with a 2-1 win in Naples — their first in Italy since 1961.

The Tottenham forward, who became his club's all-time leading scorer last month, reached the England milestone in 81 caps, and Rice believes he could go on to reach triple figures.

“You could see how happy everyone was for him. You see from that penalty who he is and how he is as a person," said Rice. “To step up under that pressure and put the ball away, that's what Harry Kane is. That's why he's the best in the world. I'm sure he ain't going to stop.

“He wants to keep going and I don't see it ever being beaten now, unless we get another goalscorer like H. It's very hard to see that. It's the road to 100 now for him, 75, whatever he fancies.

“I'm delighted for him. It was inevitable he was going to do it over these next two games, and for him to do it on an historic night here is another milestone for him — I don't know when they're ever going to end. He's a top man, a top captain."

Rice added: “From the moment I first walked in [to the England camp] he was the one that caught my eye.

“The first training session I remember, just the goals he scored in that session. I was only 18 or 19 at the time and I was taken aback about how much a striker like that cared about scoring goals in training. You train how you play — and the way he trains every day sets the standard.

“He's always out there, always reliable, always turns up, and the way he works, you can see he's a real captain for us. Look, it's hardto speak about him, he deserves all the praise he gets."