Harry Kane: England captain feels his goalscoring record is 'taken for granted'

England captain Harry Kane says he is "taken for granted" and feels people have become "bored" of his goalscoring record.

The 31-year-old is the Three Lions' all-time top scorer and will look to add to his tally of 69 in Friday's opening World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley (19:45 GMT) in new boss Thomas Tuchel's first game.

However, despite his impressive goal return for England, Kane has still attracted criticism in the German media for his performances for Bayern Munich, where he has scored 76 times in 82 appearances.

"It's like when [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi were throwing these crazy numbers out there and the next season they'd score 40 goals instead of 50. It was like they were having a bad season," Kane said.

"People take it for granted and maybe a little bit with England as well. I've scored 69 goals and when you score against Albania or Latvia, or these teams, people just expect it so it's not spoken about so much.

"If I was 25 now and doing what I'm doing, the excitement around me would maybe be a little bit different to what it is now. That's part of where we are with football. I've seen it with some other players as they get into their 30s.

"Maybe people just get a little bit bored of what you do, but I'm certainly not bored. I'm excited for these games and the games ahead."

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