Arsenal legend Paul Merson has given his verdict on who the best Premier League participant ever is.
The Gunners legend has performed with a few of the greatest gamers within the league throughout his time at Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger’s star studded staff had the likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and plenty of different legends.
Merson has performed in opposition to Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea legends, who’ve gone on to gentle up the Premier League for years.
In the case of the best Premier League gamers ever, the names of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Steven Gerrard, Alan Shearer and Henry come to thoughts.
Nonetheless, chatting with Jeff Stelling on the Soccer’s Biggest podcast, Merson didn’t title any of them as his best Premier League participant ever.
He picked one other Arsenal teammate, Bergkamp, as his primary decide with Henry simply behind the Dutchman.
He mentioned:
‘I’ve gone for Thierry Henry as No 2. You can simply make a case for him to be primary, for my part. Simply.
‘He’s the one participant I’ve ever seen within the Premier League seem like a 20-year-old enjoying in an Beneath 12s league.
‘[But as No 1] I’ve gone for a participant who’s one of the best participant I’ve ever performed with by 1,000,000 miles. I didn’t assume an expert footballer may very well be that good. [It’s] Dennis Bergkamp.
‘He was unbelievable. I had an excellent mind, I may see issues on a soccer pitch. I had good imaginative and prescient. However I’d by no means seen something like him.
‘He had eyes behind his head. He was as cool as ice. You ask anybody who performed with him… all of the forwards needed to performed with him.
‘You speak to Thierry Henry… he’d say Dennis Bergkamp. Ian Wright [would say] Dennis Bergkamp.
‘In the event you made a run, he would discover you. He simply had every little thing.’
Bergkamp was a fan favorite at Arsenal
Manchester United and Liverpool followers won’t like this decide from the Arsenal legend however there’s a sturdy case for the previous Dutch striker.
He gained three Premier League titles throughout his time at Arsenal and mesmerised followers everywhere in the nation together with his enjoying type and sophistication on the pitch.
He won’t be probably the most prolific purpose scorer however the way in which he linked up with gamers, displayed delicate touches in his sport and created probabilities for his teammates was massively spectacular.
