The deadly centre-forward was definitely under-rated, outside of Old Trafford, and had to deal with a disproportionate amount of criticism in his career.
Only Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney have scored more than his 187 goals in the Premier League, so we could just leave it there.
However, maybe there was a snobbery based on the fact he was deemed not good enough by Arsenal, who loaned him out to Fulham and then Bristol City. Yet his form at Ashton Gate was sensational, one of the first loans I remember where somebody was clearly playing below their level, and, although joining them permanently, it was not long before Newcastle United were splashing out a club-record fee for his services.