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No way England can rest captain Kane - Neville

The former Man Utd defender believes the striker is fatigued, but that Gareth Southgate can't afford to rest him in any upcoming competitive fixtures

Harry Kane is suffering from playing too many games, but must continue to start for England, according to former Three Lions defender Gary Neville.

The Tottenham striker played 53 competitive games for club and country last season, and was largely without a back-up for his club due to Mauricio Pochettino's reluctance to use Fernando Llorente, while he missed just one game in the Three Lions' World Cup semi-final charge.

But Neville believes that any fatigue Kane is suffering stems from an even longer period of games in which he has played without an extended rest.