Tom Heaton insists former Manchester United man Ruud van Nistelrooy is the greatest striker he's ever faced. Van Nistelrooy only won one Premier League title in five years at United but the Dutch striker was lauded for his clinical finishing.
Only once did he fail to break the 20-goal barrier, registering 150 in 2019 appearances across all competitions. Having arrived from PSV Eindhoven in 2001, Van Nistelrooy wasted no time in proving his finishing capabilities and was comfortably the club's best finisher during that five-year spell.
And Heaton agreed that the Reds frontman was as good as they came - and he put another ex-United man in the top-three. ALSO READ: 'Teammates feel comfortable' - how Shaw has improved United ALSO READ: United's double injury boost among five things spotted in training “There have been some fantastic strikers in the Premier League," Heaton told MUTV when asked for the best he’s faced. “I'm going to say Ruud van Nistelrooy.
I can’t remember if I actually played against him but I worked with him an awful lot and his finishing was absolutely incredible. “My favourite finisher of all time is Ruud van Nistelrooy.