Teddy Sheringham claims Erling Haaland is not the best striker in the Premier League

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It has even been suggested Haaland could break Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League tally, although Manchester City’s recent guilty verdict has raised doubt over the future of all of the club’s superstars. While Sheringham has huge admiration for Haaland, he rates Liverpool’s Alexander Isak as the ‘best striker in the Premier League’.

I like what he gives you as a centre-forward,’ Premier League legend Sheringham told Hajper. ‘He was obviously not right last season but the whole situation at Liverpool was wrong, even down to playing two centre-forwards, and it just didn’t work for anyone. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘For me, he’s the best striker in the Premier League.

Premier League 2026-27 top goalscorers Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 5 Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – 4 Joao Pedro (Chelsea), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Bryan Brobbey (Sunderland), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), Kevin Schade (Brentford) – 3 ‘I like his demeanor on the pitch. We saw that against Bournemouth. ‘It might have looked like the ball just fell to him, but it’s because of his movement and momentum to take him there to get that goal. ‘These are all the signs of a striker with the proper goalscoring attributes to be the very best in the world at what he does.’ Haaland and Isak will go head-to-head once the international break finishes with Manchester City visiting Liverpool next Sunday.