“Wayne Rooney’s ability was stupidly good.” | Joleon Lescott's Toughest Opponents

Former Manchester City and England defender Joleon Lescott is back with Jeff to pick the Top 5 forwards he faced during his career.
Who made him realise what the level was in the Champions League?
Which Champions League winner turned into Iron Man inside the box?
Who is his surprise number 1?
Joleon also reveals how facing Wayne Rooney would leave you exhausted, why Carlos Tevez once refused to come on as a sub in Munich and who he’d pick between Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
Fernando Torres, Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez and Samuel Eto’o all get a mention too but do they make his final five?
Football's Greatest is a Folding Pocket Production with BBC Studios.
You can catch our previous episode with Joleon Lescott where he recalls Manchester City’s epic Premier League title win in 2012 here:
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[@Chief24.7]

What a player Saha was, the biggest what if in my time as a United fan, he was special, felt like he scored every time he played

[@IcECoLdJiMm8]

Left foot, right foot, in the air, he was unbelievable. Think he was 8 million or some silly low fee. You could see it. What a player. Loved watching him pair up with Rooney or solskjaer

[@MaxiVera-p6m]

I felt the same when Ole played with cantona. Every game he score.

[@sevans606]

Ravaged by injuries though

[@aquaboy68]

Wayne rooney is the best english player by a country mile..

[@matthewdoyle3877]

Ballocks!!!!!! Over rated

[@Neo-oq3rx]

I love how highly he rated Saha. People forget how good he really was. Even Rooney said how good he was and how much he enjoyed playing upfront with Louis

[@hardyalmahal9140]

If prime Wayne Rooney was playing in this current era of football, he would be the best player in the world by a mile.

[@DirtyJamesUK]

I'm telling you. He's so much better than Mbappe (at club level).

[@TVsez]

💯

[@ReubenSempleJones]

100%

[@Olori-Ogun]

😅😂

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@DirtyJamesUK Dickhead he had ONE good season, FERGUSON was ready to bin him off, shows he was world class lol

[@jamesgibson3838]

Love the analytical side of Joleon's own game to how he tried to develop and adapt his style or approach to counteract each player

[@Johno932]

Loved this. Didn’t just list off the same old names. Plus, seems like an engaging/ articulate bloke too! 👍

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Glad you enjoyed it Johno ⚽️👑

[@abhijeetchandra4657]

RVP was such a silky baller 😎

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Unbelievable wasn't he

[@alancawfield6549]

Edinson Cavani's movement was incredible, some times his finishing would let him down but his movement was different class and got him so many chances.

[@chrisphillips2254]

Cavani could find space in a single bed with Gemma Collins

[@paulself8698]

A really interesting episode, thanks Joleon. Plus, Jeff is such a brilliant interviewer.

[@someenchilada]

My respect for lescott just grew so much, seeing his choices. King louis was spectacular. It’s just the impact of all those injuries that lead to him not having the type of career he probably should have. His career was still quite awesome though

[@pjduff7577]

No luis suarez? For 2 years he gave probably the best centre forward performances the premier league has ever seen

[@MrCheswickMusic]

All I'm saying is, Rooney was the first name on my team sheet in FIFA 2006 until he retired ha ha

[@jamal1079]

It is interesting what he said about Saha

[@nmarcus7233]

Saha had all the ingredients and was a delight at Fulham. Shame about the injuries but interesting to know the pros experience.

[@MrKevrogers]

This was a class chat

[@SamCovington-fh7ek]

Who saw that FA Cup Final result? Not me fair play Man United

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Perfectly executed plan! Didn't give them a chance before kick off

[@patrongatess3119]

Cavani underrated 😢

[@brianlewis5652]

Since when did "everything" end with a "K"

[@mrhussain9008]

Brummies.

[@tortoisetamer486]

Lescott thinks hes maldini 😂😂😂