Sports Buzz: Michael Owen Ranks 10 ‘Biggest Premier League Strikers'

Latest Sports News: Updates surrounding Michael Owen Ranks 10 'Greatest Premier League Strikers' are generating widespread interest, placing this story within Global News while drawing attention from America News and Asia News audiences. Initial reactions suggest that the update could influence ongoing discussions across the sports world under Global News. Michael Owen is the only striker in Premier League history to be recognised as the best player in the world by winning the Ballon d'Or in 2001. The Englishman is often put in the conversation when it comes to the greatest strikers the English top-flight has ever seen after bursting onto the scene as a teenager at Liverpool. Had injuries not hampered the latter half of his career, there's every chance he could be right at the top. However, his decision to leave for Real Madrid in 2004 and underwhelming spells at Newcastle, Manchester United and Stoke City have left him trailing several other big names. But who does Owen himself rank as the best striker in Premier League history? Michael Owen Ranks 3 Strikers Above Shearer Action Images / Alex Morton Alan Shearer is the most prolific forward the Premier League has seen since the competition's inception in 1992. The England icon smashed in 260 goals, almost 50 more than any other player. However, he and Owen share a chequered history. They were teammates at club and international level, but haven't spoken since 2019. The feud between the former teammates started when Shearer was the temporary manager of Newcastle in the 2008-09 season. Related 'I Was Better Than Shearer, Owen and Sheringham – But Only Played 26 England Games' The former Liverpool star felt he was the best striker in the country at a point in his career. A final-day victory against Aston Villa was needed, but Owen allegedly told his boss that he wasn't fit enough to play. The pair don't see eye-to-eye almost two decades later, as they have different versions of what happened at Villa Park. It makes it less surprising that, when asked to blind rank the 'greatest Premier League strikers' by SPORTbible, Owen immediately put his long-term rival in fourth place. Above Shearer, he selected Thierry Henry as the best-ever centre-forward to have played in the Premier League. He also reckons English duo Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane were better than the Newcastle icon. Elsewhere, Owen believes Erling Haaland ranks above the Manchester City icon he replaced at the club, Sergio Aguero. The Norwegian has already hit 300 club goals at just 26 years old, 115 in the Premier League. Didier Drogba (7th), Luis Suarez (8th) and Andy Cole (9th) were all ranked above Owen himself. The 46-year-old was glad that he'd left the number 10 spot open for himself, but did claim he thinks he could be sixth or seventh if he was allowed to re-order his list. It's hard to believe Owen has changed his opinion on Shearer so much since 2007, unless the public spat between the two played a significant part. Almost 20 years ago, he crowned his Newcastle and England colleague as the Premier League's best-ever player. 'Scored goals at every level and even when he was out injured for months on end, he always seemed to be top scorer. You get a lot of flair players, but nobody was as mentally tough as Alan, who got the most out of his body for such a long time. Probably the greatest Premier League player ever.' However, there are now three strikers who were better. Rooney was still playing, and Kane hadn't even made his debut yet, so it's not outside the realm of possibility that Owen simply thinks they went on to have better careers. Henry had already left Arsenal for Barcelona, however. 10 'Greatest Premier League Strikers' Ranked By Owen Rank Player PL Clubs PL Goals 1. Thierry Henry Arsenal 175 2. Wayne Rooney Everton, Manchester United 208 3. Harry Kane Tottenham 213 4. Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle 260 5. Erling Haaland Manchester City 115 6. Sergio Aguero Manchester City 184 7. Didier Drogba Chelsea 104 8. Luis Suarez Liverpool 69 9. Andy Cole Newcastle, Manchester United, Blackburn, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland 187 10. Michael Owen Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United, Stoke City 150 Statistics in this article are courtesy of the Premier League. Correct as of 07-09-26.