Andy Cole snubs Man Utd legends by naming Liverpool icon ‘best finisher ever’
Andy Cole has snubbe a number of Manchester United legends after naming Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler the ‘best finisher he’s ever seen’.
Cole, 53, knows a thing or two about the art of แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ finishing, given he currently ranks as the fourth-highest scorer in the history of the Premier League.
The former United striker feels there was no-one better than Fowler, who score a total of 183 goals in 369 games for the Red Devils’ biggest rivals.
Fowler is the ninth-highest scorer in Premier League history at this moment in time, behind the likes of United legend Wayne Rooney
Cole, speaking on Rio Ferdinand’s channel, said: ‘Oh, I loved Robbie, you know. Robbie is the best finisher I’ve seen.
‘I’m [being] honest. I’ve seen Robbie, obviously, then I’ve played with him, I’ve seen Robbie [when] we used to go away with England do some craziness.
‘When you’re away with England, you go away and watch people. I’m saying because left or right foot, head, brave… I use to sit and watch him.
‘His left foot was a wand as well. Robbie was one of the best finishers I’ve seen – English finisher.’
Fowler, 49, helpe Liverpool win the FA Cup, two League Cups, the Europa League and Super Cup during his time at Anfield.
The ex-Reds striker starte his career at Liverpool in 1984 – progressing through their academy – and spent 17 years at the club before he joined Leeds United in 2001.
After a spell with Leeds and then Manchester City, Fowler had a second stint at Liverpool in the 2006-07 season.
He later playe for Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers before featuring for Australian clubs North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory.
Fowler, who earne 26 caps for England, hung up his boots after the 2011-12 campaign in which he playe for Muangthong United in Thailand.
Meanwhile, Fowler labelle Gary Neville ‘disrespectful’ last month for comments the former United defender made about him on with
Neville said: ‘Can I make a controversial statement? Might not even be controversial.
‘Robbie Fowler could have England’s greatest ever goalscorer, if he hadn’t of grown up in that Liverpool team.’
Neville went on to suggest that Fowler would’ve clinched many more trophies in his career had he playing for United instead of Liverpool.
‘I mean, that’s disrespectful,’ Fowler told ‘In fact, we were probably close to matching Manchester United. Certainly when I think of maybe ’96, that year we were brilliant, and possibly were better than Man United.
‘We were probably inconsistent against to so-calle weaker teams, Manchester United use to beat them whereas we maybe struggle to win those games.’