10. Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney has become something of a divisive figure within English football. As a youngster, he was built up to be knocked down, and despite failing to produce his best form for England at a major tournament since Euro 2004, he has still had an exceptional career. Rooney emerged as a 16-year-old at Everton, before transferring to Manchester United in 2004. Rooney has scored more than 10 league goals in every one of his 11 seasons at Old Trafford, and has twice managed 34 goals in all competitions in a season.
He has won 12 trophies at Manchester United, including five league titles and is currently the joint second highest Premier League goal scorer and England’s record goal scorer of all time.
9. Dennis Bergkamp
In terms of technique, grace and control, few come close to Dennis Bergkamp in the history of the game. The Non-Flying Dutchman, as he was nicknamed, spent 11 seasons in the Premier League, all with Arsenal. In that time he provided the perfect foil for both Ian Wright and Thierry Henry, with both describing him as a dream of a strike partner and Bergkamp making a very impressive 116 assists in his time with the Gunners, as well as scoring 120 goals in 423 games.
He came third in the 1992 Ballon d’Or and second in the 1993 Ballon d’Or and is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame.
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