Jamie Carragher picks his top 10 greatest Premier League forwards ever alongside Thierry Henry on MNF, with Erling Haaland and Harry Kane among shock omissions
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Jamie Carragher has risked the ire of football fans across the country by picking his 10 greatest Premier League forwards while presenting Monday Night Football with Thierry Henry. The pair joined forces to analyse West Ham 1-1 draw with Bournemouth which was lit up by two late goals.
![[Thierry Henry, who was also a pundit tonight, won both Carragher's choice and public vote]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93214623-14199567-image-a-47_1734393186145.jpg)
Earlier, Henry had gained plaudits from viewers for picking out a subtle detail of Amad Diallo's strike for Manchester United against Man City from Sunday, noticing that the Ivorian had not even looked at the ball as it came over his head. And the former Arsenal star earned more praise, this time for his playing career, being crowned the best forward in Premier League history by Carragher on the Sky Sports show.
![[Salah was second for Carragher, who explained why he chose him over Cristiano Ronaldo]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93214625-14199567-image-a-48_1734393211802.jpg)
It turns out the public agree, with 31 per cent of almost 50,000 voters selecting Henry as their choice for the honour, leaving the likes of Alan Shearer (18 per cent) and Mohamed Salah (14 per cent) languishing far behind. Carragher, however, deviated from the views of the watching audience on almost every placing except for the top man Henry, who scored 228 goals in 377 games for the Gunners, while winning two Premier League titles and an FA Cup.
![[Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly missed out to Salah and had to settle for third place]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93214663-14199567-image-a-49_1734393276220.jpg)
Sky Sports' Monday Night Football selected their best Premier League forward tonight. Thierry Henry, who was also a pundit tonight, won both Carragher's choice and public vote. Salah was second for Carragher, who explained why he chose him over Cristiano Ronaldo.
![[Eric Cantona was praised for his impact on the league and Henry even 'thanked' him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93214697-14199567-image-m-51_1734393318192.jpg)
The former Liverpool captain branded some of the selections as 'recency bias'. The entertaining process caused controversy from the start after Carragher choice a shortlist for the award, which judged each player on their best three seasons in the league.
![[Didier Drogba was praised for his goals in big matches and secured fifth place]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93214761-14199567-image-a-64_1734393565282.jpg)
