'One of my favourites' - Harry Kane explains how he scored 'special goal' for Bayern Munich & broke another record when reaching a half-century in the Bundesliga

The prolific England international striker has become the fastest man to reach 50 efforts in the German top-flight, with 43 matches all that he required. He hit that milestone in style by claiming another match ball.

Kane hit a hat-trick for Bayern as they battled their way to a 3-0 victory over Augsburg. He converted two penalty kicks, before wrapping up his treble in style during stoppage-time. The 31-year-old dragged a high ball out of the air and retained his composure to nod into an unguarded net.

Said goal has attracted widespread praise, with Kane telling Cleats of how he pulled off a remarkable bit of skill: “A lot of you have been asking about the third goal. It was a pretty special goal – probably one of the favourites in my career. I’ve not really scored a goal like that before.

“First of all it’s a great ball by Leon – the cross-pass was pinpoint – and as the ball is coming in, I was a little bit worried that the keeper was going to come out and try to punch it. I just caught a glimpse in my eye that he was going back and I was able to instinctively put my foot up where I thought the ball was going to be and I was able to touch it perfectly, it popped up perfectly, and then nice to finish it off.

“Obviously a special goal, also my 50th goal in the Bundesliga. It meant a lot to me. One of my favourite ones for sure and one that will probably be played for quite a while.”

Kane’s stunning effort quickly went viral on social media, with a moment of individual brilliance leaving fans around the world in awe. With a first piece of silverware very much in his sights, Kane has reached 20 goals for the season – with that haul including three Bundesliga hat-tricks and one in the Champions League.