Top 10 strikers of the Premier League era

#7 Andy Cole

Andy Cole was famous for his telepathic partnership with Dwight Yorke

Clubs: Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Manchester City, Fulham, Blackburn

EPL Apps: 414

Goals: 187

Assists: 73

League titles: 5

Individual accolades: 1 x Golden Boot

We all know Andy Cole as the man who led the Manchester United in the late 90's and the early 2000s.

Ask any Manchester United who has seen the Andy Cole - Dwight Yorke combination blossom on the pitch, and they will tell you how brilliant the duo was. They had an almost telepathic understanding on the field, capable of finding each other in the box with their eyes closed.

Andy Cole was a gifted goal-poacher; a proper fox-in-the-box. Cole was one of the Premier League's most famous journeymen, having played for seven different clubs in the English top-tier.

Although his abilities did wane in the latter stages, with 187 goals and 3rd position in the EPL all-time top-scorers list, the man deserves a place in the league's pantheon of greatest strikers.

Apart from being a great striker, the Englishman led by example when it came to professionalism. Recently, Cole opened up on how he and Teddy Sheringham loathed each other. at Old Trafford. In spite of that, the duo never failed to form a connection on the pitch, even though they never spoke to each other.

That's how a true footballer should be, lads. Putting the team's requirements before anything else. Take a bow, legend!