England assistant coach Andy Farrell has admitted that Saturday's opponents New Zealand are one of the most dominant teams in the history of sport.
England go into this weekend's match looking to pull off a similar upset to the one they managed in last year's Autumn Internationals, when they became the only team to beat the All Blacks in their last 33 matches.
It was revealed that New Zealand had written a statement declaring themselves as 'the most dominant team in the history of the world' on their team room whiteboard, and Farrell believes that such a bold claim is not too far wide of the mark.
"You should always shoot for the stars and if any team is anywhere near that in world sport it's them. I don't think anyone is doing what they're doing at the moment, especially nationally," Farrell is quoted as saying by PA.
"The closest to them is the Australia rugby league side because they've been dominant for years and years. It's quite special what they're achieving at this moment in time.
"If they're at their best, we need to be white-hot, but like anyone else the All Blacks can have an off day and not perform to their best. We've seen that. What they're good at is finding a way to win and that's something we've been particularly good at as well."
England have won both of their Autumn Internationals so far this year, beating Australia and Argentina in the last two weeks.
Barney Corkhill
