Arsenal legend Alan Smith took to Twitter to hit out at Harry Kane after the Bayern Munich striker became the first Englishman to score four in a Champions League match since Smith himself.
Smith scored the same amount for Arsenal against Austria Wien way back in 1991.
Kane netted four times in Bayernâs 9-2 mauling of Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night, where three of Kaneâs goals came from the penalty spot, another record in itself.
His four goals also saw him overtake Wayne Rooney as the highest scoring Englishman in the Champions League.
Rooney, a Champions League winner, scored 30 times for Manchester United in Europeâs elite competition.
Kaneâs tally in the Champions League now stands at 33, with the 31-year-old showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
With all the talk of the additional games in the new âSwiss modelâ format, Kane wonât be too disappointed with Bayernâs number nine granted more games to add to his numbers.
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Smith, the former Arsenal man, took to X saying: âI didnât need penalties thoughâ, with a playful emoji, though it wouldnât come as a surprise to anybody if there was some truth in his joke as Kane stands alone as Tottenhamâs all time record goalscorer, finding the goal 280 times in 435 appearances.
I didnât need penalties though đ https://t.co/q9ARvvDSXO
â Alan Smith (@9smudge) September 18, 2024
Kane now has 57 goals to his name in all European competitions, including qualifying matches, in his time at Spurs and Bayern.
After overtaking Rooney, Kane told Amazon Prime Video post match: âWhenever youâre in a conversation with Wayne Rooney, it means youâre doing something well. Heâs one of the greatest English players and one of the best players there was in the game. Itâs a nice achievement.â
It isnât the first time the duo have been in competition, with Kane breaking the former United, Everton, DC United and Derby County manâs England record, which stood at 53 goals.
Kane added: âItâs the first time Iâve ever had three penalties in one game. It was a different feeling for me, but to score four goals is fantastic.
âTo help the team in any way possible is important. Whether theyâre penalties or normal finishes, Iâll take them all. It was a great night for us.â
Bayern will be hoping to go all the way in the Champions League this season after being knocked out at the Santiago Bernabeu in the semi final last time out.
The German clubâs last European triumph came in 2020 under current Barcelona boss Hansi Flick.
