8 Footballers Who Like Scoring Against Top 6 Clubs In The Premier League

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In football, there are two sorts of players. Big match players and the player who punishes average teams. Titus Maxwell has analyzed these players and today, we will know when are the eight players who shine when they face big clubs in all competitions since the start of 2017/18 season.

Kevin De Bruyne-15 goals

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The Belgian machine with great vision and commander of the field has scored a total of 15 goals versus top Premier League clubs. Most of his goals came versus Chelsea and Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford-16 goals

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The Queen-awarded Manchester United star is one of those big game players but currently he doesn't have that spark he showed in the last 2-3 seasons ago. His goals mostly came versus Chelsea.

Raheem Sterling and Son Heung-Min-17 goals

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Another Manchester City star who has a slot in this list is the Jamaican-English suoerstar, Raheem Sterling who netted a total of 17 goals against big clubs. It is understood that Sterling had problems when it came to score about Liverpool but last season, he broke that curse.

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Another football star, Heung-Min Son also has scored 17 goals against the top clubs in England. Most of his goals came against Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. 

Harry Kane and Roberto Firmino-18 goals

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Harry Kane, the current holder of last season's top scorer and top assist, also has been included in this list as he has netted 18 times versus big clubs since the start of 2017/18 season. 

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The same number of goals shared by Liverpool and Brazil striker, Roberto Firmino who has scored most of his goals versus Arsenal.

Sadio Mane-21

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I know you're wondering how comes Liverpool players are dominating the list. Well, their front three have been outstanding and scoring goals since 2017/18 season. The Senegal captain has netted a total of 21 goals and most of them came against Manchester United.

Mohamed Salah-33

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Our debate for today ends here. Mohamed Salah is the top scorer to score goals versus big six clubs with 33 goals. In deed, he deserves. From his late and timely runs, great first touch and clinical finish defines his true nature in scoring goals. Most of his goals came against Manchester teams (both Man Utd and Man City), Chelsea and Arsenal.

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Honorary mentions: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang 14 goals, Sergio Aguero 15 goals.

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