Former Everton striker Gary Lineker has said that Ross Barkley reminds him of Paul Gascoigne in his pomp at England.

The Match of the Day presenter said that Barkley has the ability to score amazing goals for England just like Gazza did before he started driving 200 miles to check he hadn’t left the iron on.

“I see things in Barkley’s game, in terms of strengths and weaknesses,” Lineker told the Daily Mail.

“Like Gazza he can go past people. He’s incredibly strong. He’s got a similar stature, got amazing ability and will score amazing goals like Gazza.

“On the defensive side he’s slightly lacking in terms of tactical nous, but if you play him in a certain position that wouldn’t necessarily be that important.”