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Ally McCoist has picked his three best Premier League forwards of all time(Image: Getty Images)
Ally McCoist has completely ignored Mo Salah and Harry Kane after naming the Premier League’s best-ever forwards.
And while Kane and Salah have gotten close to matching Shearer’s eye-watering numbers over recent years, does not believe they rank in the best three Premier League forwards of all-time.
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“I don’t think Harry Kane is getting in it,” McCoist said.
“Mohammed Salah’s not getting in it… So Liverpool fans will have Mo Salah as an all-time great; who am I to say he’s not?
“For example, where it’s a conversation, my front three I’d have Alan Shearer through the middle because his stats as a centre-forward are incomparable to anybody’s.”
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And while Salah and Kane were not included in McCoist’s selection, he still plumped for some Manchester United and Arsenal icons.
If I’m just talking all-time greats, it’s those three.”
Both Kane and Salah could potentially match Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record in the near future.
As it stands, the former has 213 goals and has regularly underlined his ambition on breaking the record.
Ally McCoist has snubbed Mo Salah(Image: Getty Images)
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But he could potentially move back to the Premier League soon amid reports of a bargain release clause written into his contract, while Liverpool are apparently interested in signing him.
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Speaking of the Reds, they are still attempting to keep Salah at Anfield with just a few months remaining on his contract.
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