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Wolves captain Coady has England warning; praises Kane

Wolves captain Conor Coady says England must take San Marino seriously in their World Cup qualifier.

Southgate's side need only a point against the winless minnows in Serravalle to rubber-stamp their place at next year's tournament in Qatar.

"It has been an incredible last 12 months in terms of where we've been and what we've done," said Coady, who was made available for media duties after being told he will earn his eighth cap.

"But we've got one more job to do - one more job as a team to make sure are right, to make sure we are professionals, to make sure we stick to our principles.

"Then we can look back on what we have done in the last year and really say it has been a good one."

England head to San Marino after a 5-0 win over Albania at Wembley on Friday in which skipper Harry Kane responded to recent criticism of his form at club level with a first-half hat-trick.

Coady said: "He is a fantastic player and, more importantly, an incredible person.

"Criticism is something that comes all the time as footballers but we know how good he is and he is one of the best strikers in the world. It was a perfect hat-trick the other night. What a player he is."

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