Matildas captain Sam Kerr has earned the tag of best striker in the world after lifting Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The 27-year-old bagged a goal, her 20th of the campaign, and played a pivotal role in another as Chelsea stormed to a 3-0 victory over German champions Wolfsburg in a second-leg quarter-final to secure a 5-1 aggregate win.
Kerr won a first-half penalty after being brought down in the box, before Danish superstar Pernille Harder beat the goal-keeper.
Kerr's scintillating prowess in attack was then on display as the Western Australian turned her opposite inside-out and blasted a strike into the bottom-right corner.
When asked on BT Sport's coverage whether Kerr was among the best strikers in the world, football great Karen Carney said: "She is the best for me."
Carney, who represented England on 144 occasions, was in awe at Kerr's goal.
"Her movement is exceptional, the way she peels off, finds space," Carney said.
"Fran [Kirby] peeled off for her [Kerr's] goal but it was the movement, to check after the ball came to feet, the protection of the ball, the turn."
Carney said Kerr had blossomed into wonderful form at Chelsea.
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"It didn't work for her at the start of the season but people have got to understand the pressure, the expectation she faced, going into Chelsea with a big name on your jersey," Carney said.
"And [Chelsea manager] Emma Hayes stood by her, [saying] 'I've spent 18 months recruiting her, I'm going to stand by her because I know this girl is going to win us the Champions League'. And she will.
"She's outstanding. She's the best forward in Europe at the moment."
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