Tonbridge Angels manager Alan Dunne shares memories of playing with England captain Harry Kane at Millwall as Thomas Tuchel’s side prepare for World Cup quarter-final against Norway

Alan Dunne will be watching with interest as the young striker who joined him at Millwall 15 years ago bids to fire England to the World Cup semi-finals.

Tonbridge Angels boss Dunne was a senior pro at The Den when Kane, then 18, arrived on loan from Tottenham for the second half of the 2011/12 Championship season.

Kane scored seven goals in 22 appearances for the Lions and said his time with the south London club turned him into a man.

Tonight, England’s 85-goal record scorer will captain the Three Lions against Norway in the World Cup quarter-finals in Miami.

“He was very quiet, very humble, he didn’t say much,” said Irishman Dunne, recalling his time with the young Kane at Millwall.

“There were a lot of older lads there but he did his talking on the pitch.

“He was very grounded but you could see his finishing in training was immaculate, and that hasn’t changed.”

While Kane’s talent and dedication at an early age were clear, few could have predicted the career he would go on to have as one of the world’s best strikers with Spurs, Bayern Munich and England.

“That’s the question I’ve been asked many times - did you see that in him?” added Dunne.

“I don’t think anyone did at the time but he got his chance, he took it and he had the work rate and motivation to do it.

“To tell me he’s going to be England’s greatest goalscorer or possibly England’s greatest player, and to do what he’s done, at the speed he did it, wow.

“I don’t think anyone would have predicted that. They’d be lying if they said they did.”

Dunne said Kane scored “one of the best goals I’ve ever seen in training”, adding he had “a few battles with him”.

Their paths crossed the following season with Kane now on loan at Leicester and Millwall looking for points