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Joey Barton claims Wayne Rooney was 'levels and levels above' Harry Kane after the Tottenham man broke his England scoring record, as the Bristol Rovers manager also places Alan Shearer and Michael Owen above him

By Michael Rudling For Mailonline

Published: 20:26 BST, 27 March 2023 | Updated: 20:26 BST, 27 March 2023

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Joey Barton has argued that Wayne Rooney was in a 'completely different stratosphere' to Harry Kane after the Tottenham man overtook his England goal soring record.

Kane overtook Rooney when he scored his 54th England goal from the penalty spot against Italy in Naples last week, before adding a 55th against Ukraine on Sunday.

Despite his achievement, Barton felt Kane was a lesser player than the former United man, as he tweeted: 'People comparing Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane?

'WR in a completely different stratosphere. Levels and levels and levels above.'

He then included a list of minor teams Kane had scored again and noted that 18 of his 55 goals were penalties, meaning that the striker only had 'four goals in decent games'.

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