Kane nets twice as Bayern rout Pafos and beat Frankfurt

Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich romped to a 5-1 Champions League win over Pafos in Limassol on September 30, prolonging a perfect start to the season, and he added another goal in Bayern’s 3-0 Bundesliga victory at Eintracht Frankfurt four days later as the club extended its unbeaten run and set fresh scoring marks. The England captain’s prolific scoring has underpinned Bayern’s dominance across competitions this term and has intensified speculation about his longer term future.

Kane opened the scoring against Pafos after Michael Olise teed him up, and Bayern added goals from Raphaël Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Olise as they outclassed the Cypriot side. Pafos’ Mislav Oršić produced a spectacular long-range strike as a consolation. The victory left Bayern with nine wins from nine competitive outings at that point, and Kane’s brace took his season tally to 17 goals in nine appearances. After the game Kane said he was not thinking of a return to England and that he was “really happy here,” while also praising Jackson’s contribution.

Four days later at Deutsche Bank Park, Luis Díaz scored after only 15 seconds and Kane struck from distance to give Bayern a two-goal...