Vote to have your say on who is the Premier League’s greatest forward, with Mohamed Salah, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, Didier Drogba, Erling Haaland and Dennis Bergkamp on our shortlist…
Mohamed Salah’s announcement he will be leaving Liverpool this summer raises the question: is he the Premier League’s greatest forward?
Here, we place Salah among 10 other iconic Premier League attackers, reflect on their top-flight heroics – and ask you to vote for the one you think is the greatest…
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool’s Egyptian King is a hero at Anfield. Yet, in the wake of his exit announcement and the flood of stats and goals clips which have followed, there is a question of whether Salah has been underrated from the outside.
The fact he has more PFA player of the season awards than anyone in the competition’s history suggests his class hasn’t gone unnoticed by those who have played alongside or against him for all these years.
The four-time golden-boot winner (only Thierry Henry can match that) may not have a trophy cabinet bulging with team honours to the extent of some others but his individual excellence should not be underestimated. It made him the transformational attacker whose goals and assists twice took Liverpool back to the top of English football.
Thierry Henry
The Arsenal Invincible is a Premier League icon, having inspired the Gunners to two Premier League triumphs – including that historic unbeaten title. A four-time golden-boot winner like Salah, Henry also holds the record for most assists in a season. And he did it all with his Va Va Voom swagger.
Alan Shearer
When it comes to goals, Shearer remains untouchable. His 260 strikes for Blackburn and Newcastle far eclipse any other Premier League forward. There would have been even more if it weren’t for several significant injuries. While he was never able to repeat his title success with Rovers at his beloved Newcastle, his weight of goals – and trademark celebration – make him an all-time legend.
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