The best in the business?
Manchester United's signing of Radamel Falcao marked the arrival of one of the world's great talents in the Premier League.
But he's far from the only global superstar forward in the English top flight. Our friends at Squawka.com take a look at the Colombian up against the star strikers leading the lines for the Premier League's top five clubs: United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.
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Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw were the early summer arrivals, while they were followed by Argentine duo Marcos Rojo and Angel Di Maria.
Deadline day saw Ajax star Daley Blind come in, but it was the signing of a Colombian superstar that really had the fans out of their seats. Falcao arrived at Old Trafford on a season-long loan for a fee in the region of £6 million - and with the deal including an option to buy at the end of the season, the 26-year-old could be a star at the Red Devils for many years to come.
The prolific Monaco striker, once of Atletico Madrid and Porto, will be hoping to recreate the form he displayed prior to his serious knee injury. So with Falcao now in the Premier League and claiming the number nine shirt, do Manchester United have the best striker in the league?
We've decided to compare his recent stats with those of the key strikers for Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal… and also with that of United's highest-rated striker last season, Wayne Rooney.
The Colombian had his first season in flashy Monaco cruelly cut short due to knee surgery, but he still managed 17 appearances in Ligue 1. To make the comparisons as fair as possible, these figures are all based on the players' stats per 90 minutes played:
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