Manchester United hero Andy Cole has revealed that Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer would rank in his top five Premier League striker of all time.
The 49-year-old former striker enjoyed a prolific playing career with the Red Devils and forged a memorable partnership with Dwight Yorke.
Speaking to The Daily Mail, Cole said that Arsenal icon Henry and Premier League legend Shearer were both "a given" in his picks.
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And the former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle man revealed his other three choices would include Manchester City star Sergio Aguero, United legend Wayne Rooney and ex-Red Devils striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"[Sergio] Aguero, he would definitely be in there," Cole said.
"Rooney would be in there, [Ruud] Van Nistelrooy would have a shout [...]."
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Cole spent six years at Old Trafford and won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a Champions League.
The former United star refused to name himself in his top five picks, saying "everyone would be telling me how arrogant I am" for doing such a thing.
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Cole explained: "You can say that. The perception everyone has of me is arrogant [...] if I was to put myself in the top five, everyone would be telling me how arrogant I am.
"Everyone wants to talk about what I've done in my career, the goals I've scored, but no-one wants to give me the credit for doing it. I would never put myself in that top five."
Shearer, who is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time, remains the Premier League's all-time record scorer with 260 goals.
Rooney remains in second place with 208, while Cole is third with 187 goals and Aguero is fourth with 180 goals.
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