4 Players who could have beaten Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League scoring record 

#3 Thierry Henry

Henry doing what h does the best- Score!

At one point of time, former French international and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry was perhaps the most complete striker in English football. Capable of scoring outrageous goals as well as setting up a bucket load for his teammates, Henry and Arsenal revolutionised how football was being played.

Cutting in from the left-hand side channel, Henry scored 175 goals in 258 appearances spread over eight trophy-laden seasons. Henry, a four-time Premier League golden boot winner, also contributed heavily in assists (74). Also, he is the only player with 150+ goals, to have better goals to appearance ratio (0.68) than the great Shearer (0.59).

His pace, technical ability and composure allowed him to glide past defenders, and he was especially lethal in one-on-one situations. The failure to win the Champions League with Arsenal meant that Henry joined Spanish giants Barcelona in 2007, aged 29. His decision in terms of silverware was immediately vindicated as he lifted the Champions League in 2009 but his goal-scoring suffered as he went from being the main man at Arsenal to being part of a more collective team.

When Henry left North London he was still at the peak of his goal-scoring prowess and was just 86 goals behind the 260 mark. Had Henry stayed at Arsenal for three to four seasons more, he would most probably have surpassed Shearer's magical mark.