The Harry Kane conundrum: Should Gareth Southgate do what Sir Alf Ramsey did to Jimmy Greaves and leave England's star striker out? Asks OLIVER HOLT

A week ago, after England’s dramatic extra-time win over Slovakia, Gareth Southgate talked about giving a presentation to his players about the 1966 World Cup, which stressed how the path to glory does not always run smooth. England manager Gareth Southgate has a huge decision to make over Harry Kane Kane struggled to make any serious impact in England's quarter-final against Switzerland Jimmy Greaves was famously left out of England's starting team for the 1966 World Cup final The quandary facing the England boss is: does he make Harry Kane his Jimmy Greaves? Even when he is not at his best, Kane plays such a critical role in creating goals as well as scoring them that he should always be the first name on Southgate’s England team sheet. ‘He is still playing an immense part for the group.’ Kane has been unable to get going at Euro 2024 but has scored crucial goals against Denmark and Slovakia, pictured, Against Switzerland, Kane looked like a supreme striker who was struggling to function further up the pitch Ivan Toney is waiting in the wings and raring to get going after impressing in brief cameos Southgate is good at putting a brave face on things but it was a big ask on Saturday. England's average position map against Switzerland shows how deep Harry Kane was playing, spending most of his time behind the central midfield duo of Declan Rice and Kobbie Mainoo It felt a symbolic moment when Kane was forced off the pitch during the quarter-final In that context, it felt symbolic when an exhausted Kane was barged off the pitch by an opponent four minutes into the second half of extra time at the Dusseldorf Arena and staggered towards Southgate.