Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer thinks that the level of defending in the Premier League has dropped in recent years.

As a result, Shearer believes that it has become easier for strikers to score nowadays as compared to his playing days during the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

The Premier League's all-time leading scorer told Four Four Two: "I think the standard of defence in the Premier League is worse than when I was playing.

"Defending has become something of a forgotten art.

"It's very different to the way they were facing us. So, in fact it is easier to score."