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Alan Shearer (Centre Forward)
The easiest pick in this legendary team – Alan Shearer is one of the best forwards to grace the Premier League, and his record feat of 260 goals in PL still remains unmatched. The man from the North of England began his career at Southampton before moving to Blackburn in 1992, where he took English football by storm.
Alan was instrumental in Blackburn Rover's title success in 1994-95, winning the Premier League Golden Boot for the season. Shearer went on to win two subsequent Golden Boot in 95/96 and 96/97. The Englishman found a lot of success with the national team too, as he starred in England’s run to the semis in Euro 96, and scored a total of 30 goals in his international career.
Shearer joined Newcastle United for a then record fee of £15 million and inspired the Magpies to a 2nd place PL finish and 2 consecutive FA Cup finals.
Eric Cantona (Centre Forward)
The mercurial Frenchman makes it to the list because he did something very few players managed to do – he was responsible for United’s revival in the 1990s and dragged his club to an elite level.
Donning the famous No. 7 shirt, Cantona was a physically strong, and tenacious forward, who combined skills and creativity with goalscoring ability. Cantona joined United before the 1992-93 season and went on to win 4 PL titles in 5 years. For all the greatness he achieved, he infamously kicked a fan in a match against Crystal Palace in 1995.
Cantona scored 82 goals in his 5 seasons at United, and was rightfully hailed as the ‘King of Manchester’.
