Top 5 strikers of the Premier League era

Modified Nov 23, 2019 10:51 GMT

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#1 Thierry Henry (France, Arsenal)

Thierry Henry was one of the pillars of Arsene Wenger's fantastic Arsenal side. The Frenchman lit up the Premier League during his time and conquered hearts with his fantastic performances on the pitch.

Henry broke through the ranks at Monaco as a teenager and impressed under Wenger for the first team, playing mostly as a winger. After a brief and unsuccessful stint with Juventus, the Frenchman joined Arsenal in the summer of 1999, reuniting with Wenger at Highbury. It was here that he transformed into a striker and attained legendary status.

The Frenchman was calm and composed in front of goal and his finishing was precise. Henry was as comfortable scoring tap in's as he was shooting from outside the box. He was regularly capable of the spectacular; blessed with speed and technical ability, the Frenchman would wreak havoc in the final third.

He loved running at the defence, beating them with his pace or dribbling past them with ease.

Henry graced the Premier League for 8 seasons, before heading off to Barcelona. He briefly returned on loan in the 2011/12 season during his time in the MLS and retired in 2010. By then, the Frenchman had scored 175 goals from 258 appearances in the Premier League.

Henry has 4 Premier League Golden Boot trophies and was adjudged the Premier League Player of the Year twice. He won 2 Premier Leagues, 2 FA Cups and 2 Community Shields with Arsenal.

As of now, he is the 5th highest goalscorer of the Premier League and is, without doubt, the greatest striker of the Premier League era.

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