The top 10 strikers of the Premier League era

4. Wayne Rooney- Clubs: Everton, Man United- Goals: 143

Wayne Rooney announced himself as English football’s most precocious talent with a stunning 30 yard strike for Everton against Arsenal in October 2002, aged just 16.

After a fine Euro 2004 tournament with England, Rooney completed a near £30 million move to Manchester United. His first season at Old Trafford yielded 11 goals and the Young Player of the Year Award, an honour he retained the following season. The striker then played his part as United won 3 league titles in a row between 2006-2009, and in 2009/10, he posted his best scoring return with 26 league goals, winning the Player of the Year Award, as well as being named in the team of the season.He won his fourth league title in 2011. This season, he bagged 27 in 31 appearances, yet missed out on the Golden Boot to Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie.

3. Dennis Bergkamp- Club: Arsenal- Goals: 84

One of the Premier League’s finest foreign exports, Dennis Bergkamp’s time in England with Arsenal was illuminated with magical skill and breathtaking goals. A £7.5m signing in 1995 following a modest two year spell with Inter, the Dutchman was a key figure in Arsenal’s first ever Premier League title in 1997/98 by scoring 16 league goals, including a wonderful strike against Leicester that is still widely regarded as one of the finest ever seen in English football.Usually deployed behind a main striker, Bergkamp was one of the most technically gifted players of the Premier League era.

He won two more league titles and four F.A Cups before retiring in 2006, having contributed 87 goals, the majority of which were of sublime quality.