Match of the Day's Premier League all-time XI | BBC Sport

[@ArpitSharma-mc8nh]

Now imagine this, with Mourinho, Wenger and Ferguson! I'd pay to watch that stream honestly.

[@raybans8712]

Arpit Sharma that’s a great idea Like Keane and veira show

[@raybans8712]

Martin Collins or cleverly and djembe djembe 🤣

[@davyprendergast82]

Gazza, Brian Clough and Cantona, hosted by Ray Hudson

[@davidpatel5267]

@Martin Collins 😂😂😂 he's still win the match tho

[@djas95219]

Ferguson without any doubt, for all the title he has won and for his consistency. From an Arsenal fan who also loved Wenger.

[@garyconway9710]

‘That was a waste of 30 seconds’ , ‘not for Denis’ - class from Wrighty

[@brendancadogan6235]

Danny murphy is such a jackass

[@antoniovargas589]

Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, Cole, Gerrard and Lampard in the same team. How in the hell did this golden generation of players never win or let alone ever come close to winning a major tournament as part of English national team?

[@justmessi1474]

Terrible managers

[@davidhughes2277]

Golden generation! A title falsely bestowed on these players by the English media.

[@giorgidavlianidze958]

well they would have won 2004 euro if not rooneys injury !!! 100%

[@meddyfurniture]

Gerrard was the weak link. All the rest succeeded at club Gerrard failed to win 1 title despite playing alongside ditmar Hermann, Alonso, Mascherano in their prime that's proof Gerrard didn't click in those teams

[@007Fusiion]

Because, no matter how good English people think they are, the English are probably two classes below the world's best and cannot compete (unless on home turf, of course).

[@lukewronski9823]

Suarez's last season for Liverpool still stands as the best season any striker has had in the prem. 34 goals (after 6 game suspension) and didn't take any penalties.

[@duel9436]

He was truly unplayable in that season pains me to say that as a united fan but an unreal season

[@timhorrocks3515]

Your right pal Suarez would have to be in the all time premier league team. He absolutely destroyed the league in a similar way that Bale did.

[@SPECTRE_Madman]

31

[@adammac4960]

Andy Cole? 34 goals? 93-94

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

@@adammac4960 did u miss the part were Suarez was suspended for 10 games to start the season...

[@Beefarito]

Shearer giving Wazza the nod as his strike partner makes me melt

[@SirLynxz.]

You know how good Cristiano Ronaldo when he made into the All-time prem XI while just made about 100++ appearances

[@davekent6023]

That has a lot to do with people hyping him (like you did), but he was definitely better than Beckham

[@SirLynxz.]

@@davekent6023 fact is fact

[@davekent6023]

@@SirLynxz. I doubt you have the necessary IQ to understand why that's silly

[@OfficialTeixeiraPlays]

Almost 200

[@stephenboley5758]

Veinx Official - Awiz he made 194 apps that’s a lot!

[@theslyweasel7437]

Ivanovic is vastly underrated imo. A tank down the right back side, a monster in the air and has scored so many important goals.

[@samirdhungana5321]

not better than gary though

[@miguela.6155]

They wanted to pick an englishman

[@theslyweasel7437]

@@samirdhungana5321 would pocket Gary Neville and bulldoze him any day in his prime.

[@seanwallaceseanie40]

Not better than the others. Irwin took pens, free kicks and corners.

[@fergaljb8408]

Remember that phase in ivanovic career where he was dreadful

[@mw7_]

Schmeicel, Neville, Terry, Ferdinand, Irwin, Ronaldo, Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Henry, Shearer

[@mw7_]

I’d rather have cantona than Shearer but because of the record he gets in. Cantona was 10x the footballer Shearer was.

[@ozairahmed1352]

Cant believe Drogba didnt even get mentioned

[@feemak3804]

Ozair ahmed he played 9 full seasons in the premier league (please correct me if I'm wrong) but only scored 20+ goals twice! That's probably why

[@stephenanibie3410]

Ozair ahmed i was thinking that myself, you can’t miss out Didier Drogba man

[@RekoHSH]

@@feemak3804 Titus Bramble

[@feemak3804]

dOsPaCiTo confirmed not on henrys level

[@RekoHSH]

@@feemak3804 Titus Bramble?

[@edisondrake4139]

8:38 "the best defenders are the ones that defend" Shearer had me crying

[@Wally-H]

He's right though. These days, especially with full-backs, everyone wants them to be brilliant at going forward and it often feels like that becomes more of a priority than their ability to defend well. The best defenders are those who do their primary job brilliantly, and it's a bonus if they happen to be good at going forward as well. It should never be the other way round but these days I think those priorities have become skewed.

[@edisondrake4139]

@@Wally-H I suppose that's true, especially with players like A. Arnold who seem to be scoring as many goals as the strikers on their teams. Its just that I'm a defender myself and when i played the only time i went past the half-way line would be either for a last minute corner, or if i happened to take the ball there and offload it as quickly as possible to get back.

[@Wally-H]

@@edisondrake4139 That's proper defending. For me the best full-backs were players like Stuart Pearce and Dennis Irwin, who were first and foremost brilliant tacklers but they could raid forward and support an attack when required.

[@RonaldLil]

Nowaday you got strikers who can defend better than some CBs, you got CBs that score more goals than strikers. The worlds not making sense anymore

[@yellowmoss271]

8:35

[@thealbatron30]

I can't believe Jaap Stam wasn't even nominated to the list of CB's. Won 3 premier leagues in the 3 years that he was there and was so integral to the 99' treble winning team.

[@omarbabakarkhail]

These guys are biased towatds the english players.

[@sona091182]

@Tone GSBOUT van dijk Ozil and payet should come nowhere no this conversation u fucking idiot

[@teamogensen6777]

@T No Steven Gerrard and no Frank Lampard...Maybe you should watch Some other sport... Maybe Petanque....

[@z.a260]

@Tone lol are u 12

[@ehwassupdoc7901]

@@teamogensen6777 i wouldnt put Lampard in and I might not put Gerrard in.

[@homoerectus3355]

Tony adams missing out is a shame Shearer knows what he’s talking about the man could defend better than anyone else but he was also a leader

[@scalychannel5897]

John terry also had those same qualities though

[@Ryan-jd4nb]

@@scalychannel5897 Adams was better

[@Skullkid64]

@@Ryan-jd4nb i agree

[@omnitheus5442]

Loved Tony (I was born 1980) but he was too slow as well as he read the game. He wouldn't make the third team today at club level let alone PL all stars.

[@amanapart.]

How freaking old is Ronaldo?? for fuck's sake the guy is like already a legend in the Premier and La liga and he is still playing at the highest level! It is just insane.

[@brettreason484]

Ronaldo & Messi are incredible. They really are #2 & #1 all-time and people should appreciate both. People only rate Pele & Maradona higher because of world cups which is ridiculous.

[@brettreason484]

Imagine if Barca had chosen Mourinho in 03 instead of Rikjaard. Knowing the Portuguese Liga as well as he did he probably brings Ronaldo, Carvalho, Deco with him. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi attacking midfield with Eto in front and Xavi/Deco behind. Abidal Carvalho Puyol Ferreira. Would have won like 8 straight trebles.

[@darrenagnew7098]

Very far fetched !!

[@aq6017]

actually both Messi/CR7 have lucky chance to play at best clubs when they were young, where they can grow up with best players around & break records easily

[@gingerbill128]

they didnt watch pele or maradonna play for there clubs , they seen them a few times every now and then in the world cup and the odd clips repeated over and over on the TV. Most people who say pele havent even seen him play 1 full match , lol

[@leo130202]

Vidic is criminally underrated. He’s in my all time 11 for sure.

[@scottellis7024]

Leo Kovac-Zrakic big facts. He’s my favorite center back of all time. (Sorry Rio)

[@Mobtheboss-]

Leo Kovac-Zrakic true dat boi

[@shanerobinson9253]

Loved a red card against us, remember when Torres tore him a new arsehole

[@idontwannaidontwanna7307]

But.... Vidic or Stam??

[@ahmedrahim2500]

@@shanerobinson9253 yeah i'm sure he lost sleep after winning the league while torres won shit.

[@reginaldh2079]

Keane and Scholes actually proved it. Shocking that them or Patrick V didnt get in

[@andrewvaughan5686]

Completely biased towards English players.

[@brianbarnes4627]

Scholes and Vieira for me.

[@marloncampbell4708]

How could PV or Keane, not get in that team, let alone Paul scholes

[@billybob-fw3vr]

Get rid of giggs & lmapard. Gerrard Keane scholes for me

[@jagjitrai3959]

viera and Gerrard two players who could do it all

[@francissfukbuddy8457]

20:27 When you make a joke but your mates don’t laugh :(

[@TheMakersRage]

Remember, all these players got kicked in the nuts by Keano. This may have biased their decision :D

[@joshmartlew5486]

TheMakersRage shearer chinned Keane in the dugouts

[@atourdeforce]

It most definitely did, because as a Newcastle man even I can see that Keane was one of the first to be picked on paper. It's a crime he wasnt picked.

[@mrrockmonkey1]

Greatest captain in the history of the league without a doubt. The ways in which he excelled weren't as pleasing to the eye as Scholes' or Lampard's attributes but there is no possible way you could leave him out of an all time Premier League XI. Having four English players on for this was probably a mistake.

[@mlh4711]

Thats WHY he isn't on the list, he was fuckin' mental.

[@candyquahogmarshmallow8257]

Defo! It was Scholes and Keane for me

[@olayinkashola]

Oh boy, the centre midfield and strikers were difficult. Good line up though. i would have preferred a 4 3 3 formation with lampard, gerrard and scholes in midfield, ronaldo, shearer and henry in attack.

[@stekarkent]

Thats one hell of a team for sure :D

[@amackemspeaks2284]

you can't miss out ronaldo though realistically. i would have kept the same team but subbed shearer out for suarez innit

[@randy100799]

@@amackemspeaks2284 naaaaaaah, are u mad? suarez was good but shearer should be first pick or second pick before henry

[@amackemspeaks2284]

green avocado nah he played in olden days. if we talking pound for pound best suarez would be able hold his own way better than shearer

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Jump Stockers agreed. Suarez was a beast, Shearer was awesome consistent for all those years but Suarez was better in pretty much every aspect. Imagine an attack of Ronaldo, Henry and Suarez between them!

[@meridaohara6453]

I remember the days when arsenal would go 1 nil down and I wouldn't even flinch because Henry had our back.

[@normanfernee3500]

Nowadays you go one nil down and your heads sink and you get beat

[@stevenhead8362]

@@normanfernee3500 Now days you go 1-0 up and your head sinks because you know Arsenal are going to concede in 10 minutes.

[@Eafc_vinicius]

He didnt have your back in the finals

[@jagmaharesi2486]

@@Eafc_vinicius one final.

[@Eafc_vinicius]

@@jagmaharesi2486 the most important one

[@soqueronavegar7760]

I just don' think you could break a midfield of Keane and Vieira together

[@galeocerdo42]

You couldn’t

[@MJ-cb5nd]

You just couldn't not even imaginable too

[@joshuadawson8202]

Keane wouldn’t manage in the modern game. Ngolo would be a far better player against current teams.

[@jagjitrai3959]

with these two the defenders would have some very easy games

[@barryb90]

@@joshuadawson8202 Don't know how you figure that Joshua? He would walking into any team currently in that league so would Vieira.

[@james7024]

Carvalho is super underrated. He was at Chelsea for over 6 years. Absolute legend. Should have stayed for longer

[@Tom-wr6mq]

Him an terry best CB partnership ever

[@Tom-wr6mq]

@Tommy Dunne nope

[@Tom-wr6mq]

@Tommy Dunne so when carvalho left and terry still won another 3 PL titles with Cahill?

[@jacobhudspeth]

@Tom D Obviously Terry was better, and that's from a United fan who absolutely hates his guts.

[@bri1085]

Was much player than the adultor next to him

[@ashconbeats8414]

I think scholes and viera would have made a deadly partnership. Would have been impossible to get the ball off them!

[@teddygonnarunudown4104]

irish rover no viera was better stats stats stats they don’t mean anything if you actually watch they you’ll see the difference

[@YewrMan]

@@teddygonnarunudown4104 Which stats? Not doubting it but if you want to paint Schools in a good light his passing was way ahead of Keane and Viera but his tackling was awful.

[@teddygonnarunudown4104]

Tony Smyth I wasn’t the one talking about stats

[@YewrMan]

@@teddygonnarunudown4104 Sound Thomas. Should have directed my question to Irish Rover.

[@teddygonnarunudown4104]

Tony Smyth ahh kk

[@Hhhzzzz95]

This is exactly why scholes was more appreciated in abroad than his own country

[@frankmachin5438]

Not a Man U supporter in fact I hate ‘em but no Scholes? Gotta be kidding me.

[@benmjr-9536]

scholes doesnt get in over gerrard or lamps in the prem maybe lamps

[@frankmachin5438]

Please

[@mariovh]

A farce that’s what it is to leave scholes out , when players like xavi say ur the best than who are they

[@olliefenwick1212]

Lampard has to make the 11 though, you choose between Scholes and Gerrard because they’re very similar, then Lampard has to go in because he’s better attacking-wise

[@jopatsalides8149]

De bruyne, salah, Kane and van dijk are the four players who in 10 years will all be strong contenders for this team

[@outragedamerican1149]

Depends on who is picking the team. They are always biased toward the player of their own generation.

[@tmobereola]

well played sir...well played

[@firas9102]

I love Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright together. They make a great pundits trio.

[@MrMonne84]

My pick... Gk: massino taibi Rb: pascal cyan Cb: Titus bramble Cb: jean alain boumsong Lb: djimi traore Rm: Luke chadwick Cm: Eric djemba djemba Cm: Alberto aqualini Lm: Bruno cheyrou Fw: Marouane chamak Fw: Ali dia

[@aidanmackin4183]

MrMonne84 aqualini was actually a tidy player just had a load of injuries

[@ibrahimmajabah3377]

Lolll

[@benkipgen646]

titus bramble captain for sure

[@MikeMB14]

thats a quality team

[@georgefurlong1812]

MrMonne84 jozy altidore has to be there 1 goal in 70 odd games as a striker

[@OttoIncandenza]

Zidane on Scholes: "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation.'

[@bd8421]

Show me proof he said that? It's a myth.

[@youngcitybandit]

Irrelevant

[@chazzapopdidipoppop2056]

And I have to admit zidane on scholes does ring a bell or two

[@shinji7754f]

Starphysics on themselves: “I’m a clown”

[@DboyRed]

@@bd8421 google it mate

[@blackaxe2428]

That's the beauty of football. There's so much variety, you can't really pick the perfect 11. If they build 3 teams with 3 different formation, we'll have much better conclusion. 4-4-2 with Gerrard and Lampard has been tried and tetsted way too many times. It just couldn't work out. The combo would be much better in 4-5-1.

[@blackmage567]

Yep i think they're right pairing one ot the 2 with Vieira who is much more physical and defensive. Personally i dont think Lampard is even close to Gerrard, except for his shooting.

[@TomH980]

Bale on the shortlist but not Robert Pires?

[@JordanSmith-tl4pu]

TH shady shocking. Typical BBC being anti arsenal

[@user-wf6ff8wv5w]

Bale did win PFA player's player of the year both in 2011 and 2013. He was on fire those seasons and pretty much carried an average spurs side in the 2013 season. So arguably, both should have been up there

[@marshallmearnsmedia3562]

Underating Gareth bale if u was a Tottenham fan u would know he’s good enough to be in this team carrying a spurs side who could only 8th at best of champions league football

[@mdluk199]

DChief94 Bale is totally overrated.

[@BigLobster44]

Absolutely agree, I mean Giggs wins no contest at LM but Pires is easily second IMO.

[@Hy-tr1sd]

More videos like this, they know so much bout footy just listening to them talk is making me better lmao

[@Tom_Harding]

Reeq ッ I've never heard anyone request to listen to more of Ian Wright and Alan Shearer

[@Nimai_HiFi]

Is this comment a pisstake? Shearer's a dunce

[@stateagent7721]

Amen... Glad they got the majority of these 'youtubers' making snidey comments tbh

[@nolofinwefingolfin1307]

Reeq ッ ikr i never knew city signed kompany as defensive mid and im city fan😂

[@mossy3552]

That could and should have been a United squad due to success and great football alone.. Gerrard let the prem slip away 🍌haha

[@AATPGAMESsteven]

Imagine this team in real life with sir Alex Ferguson as coach 😍

[@EzraDair]

doesn't matter as long as Howard Webb is not playing

[@adalbertodossantos5653]

Would be an dream

[@lugardnenatey5419]

@@EzraDair same thoughts came into my mind

[@youtubeaccount2728]

@@EzraDair who was the manager in the treble winning side. Fergie is the best manager football has ever seen and will ever be in our life time.

[@natenatenate826]

@@youtubeaccount2728 guardiola doesn't exist then I guess.

[@kkaled8268]

Shearer was spot on with the partnership of Vieira and Lampard

[@GHOSTDOG637]

Won relatively little compared to Keane and Scholes. Six versus eighteen league titles says it all really.

[@kkaled8268]

@@GHOSTDOG637 and? Gerrard won less than many midfielders yet he is still one of the best. Trophies is not an indicator.

[@dogecoin1074]

No one would and should disagree that Henry and Shearer were the best strikers in prem history. Their achievements, records, trophies that they have carried on r just incredible

[@michaelmelro6641]

For what he meant to a club, Cantona definitely gets a shout, but he wasn't in the prem long enough in the end. Henry and Shearer are the class of the strikers for sure.

[@joeydehaeck419]

they win because of lengevity, but van nistelrooys stats are phenomenal

[@asdadfafafafffallslsldd8068]

I agree but you can't have them on the same team. Henry had to have Bergkamp on his team. You just can't have two profilic goal scorers on the same team. It works against it's purpose.

[@driffter1976]

What trophies did Shearer win aside from one premiership?

[@manbearpiglett-4110]

Shearer is an amazing striker but a number 9 only. With multiple number 10s you can play far better football. Hence why Aguero, Ronaldo and Rooney should always be ahead of him in the discussion

[@tirumalavenkateshakula7671]

That's so humble of Shearer to praise other players with him being a top legend

[@anonymous-wt9lf]

find 2 people who admire and look at each other the way wright and shearer do, you cant lol

[@tcwill22092]

Gary Lineker is fantastic at what he does

[@johneastwood3039]

He's a twat.

[@tcwill22092]

@@johneastwood3039 his brother is even worse but he’s good at his job

[@zevim.z.b3215]

Who else is watching it during quarantine

[@jl3882]

Yep Massive UTD Fan they were talking partnership which Scholes with someone would have been great for England!

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

Oh yes. Hope you're staying safe.

[@maunywright6647]

yep

[@mikelchristopher9210]

Me

[@anthonyagri]

Me, only that I actually just came across it and I love watching any videos with Gary, Ian and Alan including Danny even though I'd be more used to seeing them 3!

[@jonlacey316]

For me Keane and viera hands down would dominate any other pairing you could put together and I love Scholes and Gerrard

[@fulmar07]

They would but are too similar the only change to their team i would of made realistically would have been a midfield of Viera and Lampard .

[@johnmc3862]

100%.

[@Redmachine12345]

Gerrard literally legged them both everywhere in their prime when he was about 21 in consecutive weeks

[@lukebullen705]

Gerrard and Viera best pairing imo

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Missed a trick there- Viera and Scholes. Both hard, both proper footballers, both intelligent, both tracked back and joined attacks.

[@youngcitybandit]

Not individually better than Lampard or Gerrard which is the issue

[@alfredthegreat9543]

@@youngcitybandit I would disagree. I would put Scholes and Viera above both Gerrard and Lampard easily.

[@666cfc]

And both had red card on their forehead. You can just as well start playing w/ 10 players😂

[@rasher6290]

Ye but red card city every Saturday 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Scholes hard? 😂

[@nickkabbabe1953]

Robert Pires should have been included as one of the wide players since he was a brilliant flair player with a very good record for assists and goals.

[@MingZeMerciless]

Agreed, during Pires' time in the premier league he had more goals and assists than Giggs.

[@TheReturn-eo6fx]

On the right there should only be Salah. Stats speak for itself.

[@user-yu7sq5we9g]

This was 6 years ago tbf​@@TheReturn-eo6fx

[@CR71987]

My boys didn’t even make the list Paul scholes David Beckham and Roy kean what a joke

[@bonnybonny8337]

I like Henry a lot because he was really gifted but Frank Lampard and Patrick Vieira are my all time favorite PL players. Their understanding of the game was just beautiful.

[@Mr.Liam.]

Yes I’m a Chelsea fan but regardless I’d still say Cech, more consistent than de gea, turned up when the club needed him most (2012 championships league) and was still world class at mid 30s. True gentleman of a player too.

[@pee8662]

MALDING PEPELAU

[@MrYFlyer]

Alli chipped him.

[@leiscwf]

@Actually, Movies no chance

[@otismathews30]

@@leiscwf easily!

[@leiscwf]

@@otismathews30 No way in hell you can say that De Gean is better than Cech

[@britishuk_yrg577]

Midfield of Vieira, Keane and Scholes would scare anybody

[@nurutejan5886]

No team would like to play against them 😁😁😁😁

[@benmjr-9536]

no goals or barely any technique would get destroyed

[@backagain3300]

BENMJR - scholes?

[@tommydavies9744]

Gerrard over Scholes

[@anarchypizza8840]

Tommy Davies omg go rob someone and stop plaguing this comment section you fuckin scouser

[@P.M.C.44]

That was awesome just started watching the sky sports premiere league hall of fame, give it a watch, what players weve seen over the years, i was 13 years old when the premiere league was invented, wow.

[@owen523]

Not better than Gerrard or Lampard but yaya Toure didn't even get a mention

[@keithskegwin]

Cookie Darkmatter nor did David batty or Nicky summerbee

[@ronaldambatoho]

Yaya is in the list tho

[@paganizondasroadster1660]

He’s black

[@G17x]

@@paganizondasroadster1660 Yup, and some ppl hate him for that. How silly this world is

[@alexspace9878]

Completely disrespected him. They went on about how Gerrard had attributes no other players had when Toure had height, strength, and pace that was next level. He wasn't the best on the list but he warranted a mention.

[@MrAlumrocky]

i would love the see this kind of discussion for an all time champions league XI

[@N0rwegianGreenDayFan]

They severely underrated Nemanja Vidic, guy was literally the best CB in the world at his peak which can't be said for any other center halfs on that list. In addition he won a shit ton of trophies and probably has the highest peak level of any CB in premier league history. They barely even considered him, Rio was great but Vidic was better and should have been on the list.

[@immaculatedirtz8805]

Completely agree. Laughably they said Rio made Vidic look better, in my view it was DEFINITELY the other way round. Terry was great but Vidic was the boss. But what do I know lol never played a second against any of them lol

[@beastkaybyt2865]

He was so underrated

[@Rahat-cg8rv]

As a pure defender yes, vidic was a monster but as complete footballer rio was better. Vidic has done his main job really well which is defending but rio has done so much more than that not to mention he was really intelligent. I think it was fair decision but yeah i get your point vidic could've been chosen too.

[@michaelwerner7032]

English bias

[@basavarajapatilh9393]

Egg&Bacon BBC News sport today get all world sports News

[@TheHaydenWrightDemos]

3 legends of the game & Danny Murphy

[@lauranetta6015]

I think in like 5 years KDB might be a good suitor for this team, such an amazing magical player!! Not a City fan but my God how good is his passing and reading the game!!

[@stuart12361]

@T oil, payet one can't get game another nicked off to France.

[@aftermodesmusic7440]

Never will be in this List 😂

[@sam.white1480]

He's nowhere near anyone on this list

[@joebloggs3551]

Not a City fan either but totally agree, now KDB would be the 1st midfielder I'd pick, absolute genius.

[@leonbouadi7382]

@@sam.white1480 lol. 2 time best PL player and 4 titles for now, he is vlearly better than those

[@guidesandrangers589]

I love the ways that Alan Sheare did on the pitch. No one perfect but he is the best for me.

[@clintonoliver3965]

Are you kidding me? Scholes came out of retirement to win a trophy that eluded Gerrard for his whole career

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

clinton oliver Gerrard had shite players around him Scholes didn’t Gerrard dragged his team Scholes was a great player in a great team

[@benjaminroberts9167]

*An AMAZING player in a great team. He was a huge reason WHY they won so much.

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Benjamin Roberts along with all the other amazing players yes

[@alexandero50000]

playing with anderson just would make him go to the wheelchair quicker LOL

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

alex B what?

[@gmdhargreaves]

Alan Shearer missed 2 full seasons, imagine how many goals he would have got, truly a goal scoring machine- never to be matched

[@ShawM8]

Can’t believe they didn’t even mention Toure, the man was the complete midfielder in his prime at City

[@LoscoeLad]

also a proven bellend, unfortunately

[@ShawM8]

@@LoscoeLad granted, don't think they are choosing this side on personality though

[@ryanjohnson3802]

He was a slow donkey! His defensive work rate was shocking so wouldn’t call him the complete midfielder.

[@jonathangoliath91]

for 2-3 seasons?

[@freddiebradley4630]

I know, he was an invincible centre back deserved a mention

[@KLBRzz]

Still blows my mind that Frank Lampard had striker numbers playing in midfield man was truly sensational

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Played more as a striker though, and in a dominant team where chances were everywhere, never needed to defend. Still a legend though. 👍

[@chandler5312]

@@brentmeistergeneral6074 Shut up. Lampard played in a 4-3-3 in midfield. He was just so good that’s why he scored so many goals. Best midfielder in prem history.

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

@@chandler5312 each to their own. But lamps didn’t have the all round game as Gerrard. He perfected the late run in a dominant team full of chances. Meanwhile Gerrard was doing everything, including defending, running, crossing etc at Liverpool.

[@jarlezio2463]

@@brentmeistergeneral6074 Gerrard >>> Lampard. Common knowledge

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

@@jarlezio2463 exactly!

[@tirumalavenkateshakula7671]

Imagine Shearer played for Man UTD or Arsenal ..they would have built his statue outside Stadium

[@dazediss6629]

Yep, he turned Man United down, technically twice although he says only once. The best goalscoarer the league's ever seen. But fair play to him, he wanted to play for the club which he supported and wasn't bothered about trophies and money as much.

[@DigitalSphere1]

He has a statute outside St James Park, Newcastle.

[@davidheaven2961]

Tirumala Venkatesh Akula even tho shearer is an amazing goal scorer henry is just better

[@setokaiba.]

@@davidheaven2961 not as an out and out striker. A striker scores goals and shearer was the best ever in the prem at that. Henry was more technically gifted i think you mean

[@leon-kx1ex]

He wouldn't have started

[@garyrees736]

Danny "that was a waste of 30 seconds", Ian "not for Dennis". Class from Ian Wright.

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Striker spot was easy tbf. I called Henry and Shearer before they started talking.

[@CARLIN4737]

Henry was as smooth as silk man. What a player.

[@dondamon4669]

It’s crazy that They are ahead of Eric Cantona and Wayne Rooney! It should only be Manchester United players anyway as Manchester United are the most popular team in the world! Even in Africa ! They said “we like Manchester”

[@connorlynch428]

@@dondamon4669 that might be the most retarded thing I've ever heard someone say in my life lad, can tell you're not a proper football fan🤣🤣

[@olivierbonfond2651]

"You've not chosen Seaman, you've not chosen Dixon... You're some mate, you" Made my day :-)

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

Amen to that.

[@mehdijendoubi7504]

Even worse than that : He didn't pick Vieira (best CM in PL history). On top of it : How on earth can anyone mention Sheringham or Fowler when you had the privilege to play alongside a genius like Dennis Bergkamp... 🤦

[@nas84payne]

Shearer and Henry as my front two. Shearer still the best pure striker I've seen in the Prem - it seemed like he'd score every week or every other week when going through scores. And Henry the best all around striker in the Prem.

[@MultiKadafi]

Van Nistelrooy and Cantona amd Shearer were better then Henry. Henry could play rubbish for 10 games and then score a wonderful goal and be called the best in the world. Van Nistelrooy always delivered on the biggest stages and games never got the recognition he deserved very underrated

[@marloncampbell4708]

Purer than Fowler in his prime!

[@leonfoster2568]

@@MultiKadafi Talking shit mate shut up.

[@MultiKadafi]

@@leonfoster2568 You butthurt Arsenal fan

[@oumtjackawillie]

Call me old school but I really appreciate how humble and generous these champs are. :)

[@essexginge9167]

Alan Shearer all day long every day in every team ever greatest english striker ever

[@james7024]

I love how a Chelsea player was mentioned in almost all positions. Drogba should 100% have been mentioned

[@ritubindrasingh2404]

makelele

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Nah

[@Aswinishere]

look at his goal numbers with Chelsea it's not that amazing

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Aswin A not amazing? It’s terrible compared to others... he was a ‘big game player’ but wasn’t consistently scoring goals. Luckily Roman and co bought other that could do that.

[@o-manhe-man1353]

It is great but they didn't talk about Kante or Didier at all. Kante probably shouldn't get in ahead of Lamps or Gerrard or even Scholes but he is an unbelievable player who needs to be talked about. And Drogba is a very valid contender for the team anyway

[@BBCSport]

What would your team look like? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️ Remember to like, subscribe and hit the bell button 🔔

[@dios.9586]

Schmeichel Cole Vidic Ferdinand Adams Ronaldo Scholes Vieira Hazard Henry Rooney

[@king78613]

Cech Neville Vidic terry Cole Bale lampard Gerard ronaldo Drogba shearer

[@CescAziiz]

John terry and Frank lampard they are the reason why I love football, and I'm glad to see them in the team 💙💙

[@tom_abbott]

Who let Danny Murphy decide the greatest PL side? 😂

[@Mohale94]

Dude! 😂😂😂😂

[@duncanedwards7840]

Danny Murphy was a fantastic footballer. And what's more - he always scored against the Manure.

[@wasim1978]

Them shitty mancunians need too keep Mourinho 😆

[@tom_abbott]

@Crypto World I didn't know you had to be a horse to be a good jockey

[@michaelsingh925]

@Darth Pepe wasnt it mourinho that offloaded salah, de bruyne etc. 😂😂 deemed not good enough. Case closed

[@tashrif46]

Wait for LM, Gareth Bale got a mention, John Barnes whose best years were in the old first division got a mention, but Robert Pires or Marc Overmars didnt get a mention? Or even Arjen Robben?

[@seanpaulmckay593]

Tashrif Alam init

[@Juju25118]

Pires was amazing

[@zignarrr5834]

Probably Robben is out from the conversation because he had just 50 more or less games in Premier League...The player with less games here is Ronaldo with almost 200

[@tashrif46]

@@zignarrr5834 well they never set out the criteria though.

[@zignarrr5834]

@@tashrif46 yea, there's not an exact criteria, but at least to me it's ok to pass great player like Robben or even Gullit because they had not enought games

[@EzraDair]

Gary : we will pick these players based on A , B , C .. etc *moments later* everyone : this is the best player because he was the toughest one I played against !

[@barryosullivan7763]

Peter Beardsley deserved at least a mention in midfield. He'd be included automatically with Roy Keane in any of my teams.

[@barryb90]

Crazy how overlooked Beardsley is. I think Roy Keane more than proved he should be in there.

[@connerquest791]

they won't be discussing de gea after this season. Ever in that category.

[@richardlimberman5863]

Take it easy man.

[@G4MBIT]

He had one bad season. Calm the fuck down. Dude's been immense for many years.

[@JayTechZM]

@@G4MBIT one? He's been poor since Russia

[@baileysawyer7655]

@@JayTechZM Doesn't put off the fact he was the best in the world for years with a bang average united defence.

[@PLUTOXGOAT]

So does one bad season automatically scrap his other 8 amazing years. Yeah wise up for fuck sake

[@andy_J_11]

Some clips of the players in action would've been nice.

[@Kingsley4640]

I love the analysis top notch

[@kyranforrester7123]

Efe Kingsley I

[@BenSmith-xc6du]

Efe Kingsley ikr

[@thesprawl2361]

Wrighty's a top bloke.

[@tamhuck9579]

Surely sarcasm..id listen to the lad handing out perfume in the jacks of the pub before danny murphy or ian wright...lampard and gerrard??? Oh dear. No no no

[@thedrdoom13]

Efe Kingsley lleagu,,two

[@mlh4711]

the striler roles are a nightmare to pick.......Shearer needs to be in there but so does Henry and of course drogba! And Fowler and Aguerro............and Ian Wright is very modest cause he was an incredible striker too. I think I'd have Shearer and Drogba tho. Drogba was a 1 man frontline all by himeself with pace, power, menace, strength........just unbelievable.

[@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE]

Can we just have scholes somwhere in the ether? Somethings not right here. Quality.

[@decferguson6757]

LEE YEREX yeah they can fit him on the bench

[@wasim1978]

I’m a Liverpool fan I agree Gary Neville should be there

[@manutd4life749]

Gotta be Scholes and Viera in midfield. And as for Van Nistelrooy Cantona Keane Bergkamp and Pires not even getting a mention. WHAT A JOKE

[@zach.vfx.]

Cantona and Bergkamp were mentioned, but I agree on Pires and Van Nistelrooy.

[@eirebhoy132]

Doesn’t that just show how some of the amazing talents that’s played in the league that some of the biggest names still don’t even get a mention. There are countless players that deserve a mention but didn’t, the premier league 11 is probably the hardest 11 to pick, you could pick anyone of the players mentioned and plenty who weren’t and still come up with a world class 11.

[@atariq20]

And Drogba (maybe a bit biased from me but he really was influencial to us)

[@zakali4195]

I've never seen a comment so accurate and I'm an arsenal fan

[@glowwurm9365]

ManUTD 4Life scholes didn’t get a single Ballon D’Or vote, you need to check that bias sunshine.....

[@craiglocker386]

To leave out Scholes is criminal. Greatest player I ever saw. Ask any player who faced England and United, the guy was an animal for football, vision, power, skill, the clock. Everything. Won everything that mattered domestically. And no, before anyone says ‘owt, I’m a Port Vale fan. So there. Owd Seth all the way.

[@skipdk]

Craig Locker Everything you’ve said rings truth, but tell me what Scholes could do that Stevie or Lamps couldn’t? Passing is the only attribute i’ll give you over them, but they were equally as tenacious, powerful, and skilled as Scholes. Also better leaders, Scholes was on the quieter side it’s just his personality.

[@ianh9091]

@@skipdkummm, isn’t passing a rather important part of a midfielders game I.e. the core of the function?

[@hyena8385]

just re watching this and besides the footy, these guys are real gentlemen.

[@jamesmason9925]

This series has been brilliant in so-called lockdown .... thank you BBC, Gary, Ian and Alan! ... some of the comments produced have been very insightful as well as amusing :)

[@bordercollie1140]

What about Danny?

[@dtssnapback7886]

Seriously! Well done to Shearer for saying Tony Adams the man was a monster. Disappointed with Ian Wright.

[@gnaicker4440]

Don't agree

[@davidbeard1587]

I can’t believe you didn’t talk about Ruud Van Nistelrooy once

[@bartman01021988]

Beardo what would they say?rvn yeah scored plenty of tap ins.conversation over

[@VoiceOfThe]

Or, Owen. Injuries probably counted against him. But, as a teenager his stats were superior to anyone on that list, even Shearer and Henry.

[@bartman01021988]

Music - The Voice Of The Soul but if we go down that route quickness of goals then front 2 would be lukkaku and kane.id go for longevity and that means shearer and henry imo.owen pre 22 as good a striker theres ever been though

[@everythinggaming7938]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL You know nothing about RUUD.

[@bartman01021988]

Rachid Khamlichi he was a amazing poacher thats all there is to say on ruud

[@mohamedzaprosankoh4883]

There is no debate when it comes to the front two. Alan and Thierry are by far the best strikers to have ever grace the league .

[@error-dc2ox]

Didn’t even mention Yaya! After what he did at city, completely revolutionised city, could do it all, absolute beast in the air and one of the most difficult to tackle players I’ve ever seen and has an incredible goal tally with an array of absolute worldies.

[@georgegaming8706]

Yaya didn’t even get a say.. in his prime he was arguably the best midfielder in the world

[@benroberts8351]

Dr Japp why not?

[@georgegaming8706]

Dr Japp so if he was the best player in pl in his era don’t you think he deserved a say?

[@reecen819]

Former England’s record goal scorer - Gary Lineker Premier League All time record goal scorer - Alan Shearer Former Arsenal’s record goal scorer - Ian Wright An average Premier League player - Danny Murphy

[@WhyDnaNews]

Roy Keane and vieria goated

[@Kanfachan]

I think all three of Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes could have played together. The problem was England crowbarring players into a flat 4-4-2 formation (like the one on this video) that couldn't accommodate them...as well as insisting on playing two strikers in an old fashion model. It's so obvious that it should have been: Scholes Gerrard Lampard Thats England's midfield should have setup. Scholes playing as the holding midfielder with Gerrard and Lampard playing in front of him.

[@antoniovargas589]

I agree, but I also there are other factors which hindered England's performances at major tournaments e.g. the media. I remember going into WC2006 and WC2010 that the media put so much pressure on the team and labeling them as favourites for the tournament. Don't get me wrong, in 2006 on paper they were but the level of pressure on the team was unfair.

[@davidhughes2277]

The media! Exactly what position did this Media guy play!

[@garsm2290]

I agree. You could have a midfield of Gerrard, Keane, Modric; behind Ronaldo, Henry, Bale and they'd roast this lot.

[@SuperChalkster]

gerrard behind for me.

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

gerrard

[@waffles.withwaqar]

Left out Scholes... wow.

[@monsta6501]

They lost me when they took Cole over Irwin. Im sorry but no

[@ELKvideoify]

Paul Scholes makes a case for being the best PL player of all time. People should listen to the champions league players of the time talking about the best player they played against and a lot of them say Scholes. EDIT: My favourite of them all: There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is Paul Scholes. - Marcelo Bielsa

[@charskull]

@@monsta6501 I'm sorry but yes. We defended through the champions league with him

[@margatewestwoodtravelodge231]

@@monsta6501 Cole peak pisses all over Irwin wtf lol. Irwins overrated if anything

[@monsta6501]

@@charskull As did United with Irwin that helped them to the treble

[@Sigma-Vibes]

This explains why the so called 'Golden Generation' underachieved. They just can't get rid of 4-4-2. When you have Lampard and Gerrard, you are bound to play 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 to accommodate both of them and build the team around, not the two upfront.

[@funkibaydawood4751]

Exactly none of the coaches knew the right strategy to make them play together

[@bri1085]

Pep would've had a field day with that midfield

[@satanscamaro5206]

Should of built the team around Paul Scholes

[@bri1085]

@@satanscamaro5206 Just stop, not even United were built around Scholes, and by the time he was playing the position you're picturing him in, he had retired from international football

[@satanscamaro5206]

@@bri1085 Yeah yeah Gerrard was the obvious choice . The man has a record number of Premier League titles consecutively. I mean that Requires consistency in form and class.😂

[@MrSpud900]

The thing with hazard was he wouldn’t have good games. He would have a good 10 seconds in a game. But what he would do in them ten seconds would end up winning the game for Chelsea. He wasn’t inconsistent that’s just what he was like. He is without doubt one of the best players in the prem of the last 5-10 years we are so lucky to grace some of these names

[@darrynwiehahn2769]

I'd take Robben over Hazard

[@vaffangool9196]

Mesut Özil even.

[@poirot9009]

@@darrynwiehahn2769 you wouldn't.

[@Mr.W00dley]

Love Shearer! He talks so much sense!

[@stein-erikrutledal2884]

It feels like the pairing of Ferdinand and Terry & Gerrard and Lampard was tried and tested for years with very little success on the England national team...

[@HarrySGhotra]

@GSBOUT I would get rid of Payet and Ozil. Besides that, good team

[@scarface6684]

@T if your talking about talent I wouldn’t have kean just based on talent absolute work horse and unbelievable work rate

[@ta8258]

@T na for me it’s Claude mackalale he changed the role of dm he was the best hands down

[@cartours5803]

Ferdinand and terry worked ok..although they only played one big tournament together in 06.

[@richarddavies5674]

@Tone payet and ozil???? Over Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, pires, Giggs, Barnes etc. Madness. Kdb and Agureo are questionable too but not as bad

[@nathanstevens4395]

Not saying matt le tissier would be in the team but he should be in the equation

[@W0mbRaider]

Biggest waste of talent in the history of the premier league and possibly beyond. He had the natural ability to have been an all-time great if he put in the work but preferred to be a fat lazy bastard.

[@SuperChalkster]

kept Southampton in the top flight year after year off his own back from pure abilty and amazing goals. had no pace and no work ethic but he didn't need it could beat a man with a quick shimmy, very cute skillfull player, even more impressive when he did it all with such dog shit players around him. its easy to score 30 goals a season like sherear when you have 5 chances a game, fact is le tissier made his own chances. was a unbelieveable player, down to goals scored and assisted, a true dead ball specialist and a penalty record everyone would be proud of. but agreed shouldn't be in the all time 11 but defo within the picking list and worth a honourable mention.

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

pahahahahaha! no english fwd was as good as torres or henry ru drinkin mad bulls piss

[@daveholly9005]

and Andy Cole make the short list FFS!

[@ryanwebb5082]

More talent than Gerrard? Le Tissier was a completely different player FFS. 20 Goals a season, move aside Giggs or Bale

[@welsh2998]

I was born in 98 so based on who I've watched since, mines would have to be... GK- Cech RB- Neville CB- Ferdinand CB- Kompany LB- Cole CDM- Keane CM- Gerrard CM- De Bruyne RW- Bale ST- Henry LW- Ronaldo

[@Nasserist1969]

No Lampard? Wow!

[@welsh2998]

@@Nasserist1969 It was between him and Gerrard. For me Gerrard was a better B2B player and that's why he made the cut. I need a B2B to support both my Pivot (Keane) and my Playmaker (KDB)

[@welsh2998]

I would also swap Bale with Salah now.

[@kayla.c2547]

Patrick Vieira should definitely be in the team!

[@shebeshimillion7250]

idk how the put John Terry as captain when Vieria is in there...

[@murphyyy1137]

@@shebeshimillion7250 Jt was a better leader then viera

[@DirtyJamesUK]

@@murphyyy1137 Yeah if you're leading a chavvy team of racist spitters who will sleep with their teammates wives

[@DirtyJamesUK]

I personally think they should have just shoved Scholes and Keane in there lol. Unfairly leaning towards United, but there's NO WAY Gerrard and Lamps were a better midfield partnership. NO WAY!

[@frochi]

Terry a better leader than Viera? Man.. Both brilliant, but Viera and Keane are probably the best leaders in the Prem history. Scholes/Viera as the center mid would have made more sense than Lampard/Gerrard. Gerrard never won the league, so I don't quite get how he was even in contention of the midfield spot

[@saidhammar5006]

Between Scholes and Lampard, you just can't choose. It's impossible. Two titans of the midfield. Such talent for Scholes, such intelligence of play for Lampard. Incredible to have those two in the same generation with also Gerrard. I can't believe England hasn't won a world cup those days, just can't believe.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

It had to be scholes. If Gerrard is there, theres no arguement left. It's a horrible thing really, as the England team was terrible when it should've been amazing. How Viera and Keane are missed out is beyond me. Far better players if you had those two together

[@awolrugged]

Scholes .

[@TheReturn-eo6fx]

England lacked the manager who had the tactical nuos to fit the above three in midfield together. Scholes couldn't tackle, Gerrard had his horrible moments when playing as a 6 and Lampard was more suited behind the striker. The managers chose Owen and Heskey and had to sacrifice Scholes to the left. If the manager played a diamond then Beckham would have to be sacrificed.

[@saidhammar5006]

@@TheReturn-eo6fx It's a very hard job to take that is, manager of England. I understand it would have been difficult to anyone to make it work. But I agree with you overall. England had to shine in the midfield. Scholes shouldn't have been sacrificed because he's a winner. He has the mentality and the talent. I wonder what Ferguson for example would have made with that team.

[@cosmiclight91]

No mention of makalele!!!

[@Unknown-rw2jv]

Kanté is his clone.

[@bartman01021988]

Realgalatico yeah that got me to.lil mak was the best holding midfielder theres been and players like kante wouldnt even have a role without lil mak making it such a important role.

[@s.l.jackson9152]

Well i think he wasnt picked because he was at chelsea for "just" 4 or maybe 5 years and as much as i can remember his last 1-2 seasons were not the best ones

[@bartman01021988]

lord emco same problem as with bergkamp.revolutionised a role however been better players since in those roles

[@spark0420]

Shearer “the best defenders are the ones that can defend” thank you for saying it. Can’t stand these defenders that do skill moves and ping long balls but can’t put in a well timed tackle.

[@LeftJoystick]

This is why I rate AWB so incredibly highly

[@atourdeforce]

I'm a Newcastle man but even I think Keane should have walked into the team, he was the best CM and most inspirational captain I've ever seen.

[@AndyTomlins]

Premier League was no where near the best league at the time. You needed to be a complete player in Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes era. Keane just wasnt.

[@atourdeforce]

@@AndyTomlins keane is known as one of the most complete players ever in the pl, what are you actually taling about like. Would you ever get off the fence and stop with the loyalty bullshit, I get Gerrard was your hero and probably because you support liverpool and he was a great player. But it's either stupidity or bias that had you picking Gerrard over Keane because as a Newcastle fan I can tell you keane was the best midfielder to play in the pl and thr reason man United won as much as they did was down to keane Fergie has often said he is the reason they won as many titles and that he was his best buy ever. Now for a manager to say that considering the players he bought down through the years should tell you enough. I'm sorry but I cant stand club or player loyalty, and that's what's clearly going on here if you're picking Gerrard over Keane. It's no contest for me hed be the first midfielder in my fantasy team without question.

[@LoscoeLad]

as a Forest fan, i disagree. Keane couldn't polish Schole's boots, and was 70% bully in my eyes

[@atourdeforce]

@@LoscoeLad Then you're either too young to have seen him play or youre stupid asf. Without Scholes they would have won just as much, without Keane theh wouldnt have won half their medals. Calling Keane a bully is something I did before I got to know him better. Not one player on the man United team has ever called him a bully, EVER! Yet still you must be right, eh!!

[@stuartmckeever8599]

Gerard was schooled by Keane in every head to head contest they ever had! Stevie G has admitted this, although he was a few years younger in fairness to him! Veire was also class!

[@ismailjamshid9234]

As a Chelsea fan I personally think that Luis Suarez 13/14 was one of the best strickers the prem has ever seen

[@robboundy6477]

Didn’t play in the prem long enough. I’m a Liverpool fan

[@adamthomas7542]

In their debate they built a team and i think the fact Gerrard was of course on the board should have been mentioned to feed Suarez because everyone would agree he had the potential to be on the team, but i get why he isn't

[@user-hl1os7px2q]

IZJ tbf mate he was unbelievable and still is, but Shearer and Henry would be an unstoppable force in world history never mind just premier league

[@keithskegwin]

Johnny barnes would get in any team, maybe a bit old by time premier league started though, but he was still a genius even after his legs went.

[@ygnir1]

As a United fan I always thought Vidic made Rio look better. When united had their clean sheet record Vidic played 9 of the games with John O'Shea beside him

[@ozymandias8346]

@Hassy Kay Torres only scored two goals. Vidic won Barclays player of the season twice in 08/09 and 2011 over prime Ronaldo and Rooney. Please educate yourself