The Premier League has featured some incredible players since its inception in 1992.
Among the list of the great footballers to grace England's top division over the past 32 years are five Ballon d'Or winners - in Ruud Gullit, George Weah, Michael Owen, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.
Current stars Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool forward Mo Salah are also widely considered to be world class.
But former Arsenal ace Paul Merson did not pick any of the aforementioned names recently when he was asked to pick the best player in Premier League history.
Merson did not even name fellow Gunners legend Thierry Henry, who is the club's all-time record scorer with 228 goals in 337 games. According to Merson, Henry is only the second best player the Premier League has ever seen.
Merson's No 1 is another ex-Arsenal striker in the shape of Dutch dynamo Dennis Bergkamp.
Explaining his decision, Merson told Jeff Stelling on the Football's Greatest podcast: 'I've gone for Thierry Henry as No 2. You could easily make a case for him to be number one, in my opinion. Easily.
'He is the only player I've ever seen in the Premier League look like a 20-year-old playing in an Under 12s league.
'[But as No 1] I've gone for a player who is the best player I've ever played with by a million miles. I didn't think a professional footballer could be that good. [It's] Dennis Bergkamp.
'He was unbelievable. I had a good brain, I could see things on a football pitch. I had good vision. But I'd never seen anything like him.
'He had eyes in the back of his head. He was as cool as ice. You ask anyone who played with him... all the forwards wanted to played with him.
'You talk to Thierry Henry... he'd say Dennis Bergkamp. Ian Wright [would say] Dennis Bergkamp.
'If you made a run, he would find you. He just had everything.'
Bergkamp spent 11 seasons at Arsenal between 1995 and 2006, having previously played for Ajax and Inter Milan.
He made 315 league appearances for the Gunners, scoring 87 goals and providing 94 assists.
Bergkamp netted 120 goals in 423 Arsenal games across all competitions.
He won 10 trophies with the north London club, including three Premier League titles.
ngc3bo
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that's no joke bro Bergkamp was a class above the rest
He was but not the best ever
yosblptz
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These players he's picking are not bad but CR7 spent a short period than All of them compared in general it summarises that if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL trust me
bro he played for 8 years I s that a joke to you
yosblptz
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Christiano Ronaldo as been the greatest player that has played in the EPL..
define ietly in epl
Sparkfly101
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Dennis Beekamp is a legend but he's no where near KDB 17 💯
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Stupidity
vuaabdipu
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Giggs
PrincePowell
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look at how you are embracing yourself
look at how you are embarrassing yourself
PrincePowell
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Was he serious? 🤔🤔
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look at how you are embracing yourself
Mavin1556
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so during his time ballon d 'or wasn't introduced or what?
So any player that doesn’t win the balon dor can never be regarded as one of the best player right??
Vicacnpyz
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Christiano Ronaldo as been the greatest player that has played in the EPL..
In laliga not in premier League
Vicacnpyz
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Dennis Beekamp is a legend but he's no where near KDB 17 💯
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You just started watching football yesterday so shut your traps
Gajaak
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Dennis Beekamp is a legend but he's no where near KDB 17 💯
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No mate iam city fan, can’t agree with you..
nwaniObinna
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Dennis Beekamp is a legend but he's no where near KDB 17 💯
onaya
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Dennis always went for incredible goals not just your simple tap ins. A player Wenger met in Arsenal but loved so much to be the first statue built of a player in the Emirates
jubaiklnrs
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somali
veccdkmno
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What a joke
that's no joke bro Bergkamp was a class above the rest
neubekotyz
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he was so good foreal legend.
rafaeljoel
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why must they all the time disagree with those who are even legend of the game, number one quality of a learned person is respect for others opinion. But I find it hard in CR7 fans they can call you any kind of name if you have opposite opinion to theirs
Is it a must that we have to agree with anything 'coz they're legends of the game or we not oppose 'coz we're fan's of CR7 or we're also giving our opinion like any other person of which I stated if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL take or leave it ......of which you too you're aware that non of Those guys could outclass CR7 in terms of anything men don't think that all of use 3 sense to reason or u'll come and bull
Naeabilpsu
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Was he serious? 🤔🤔
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league vs all competitions
austinooo
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Yeah i once saw that guy game in a Netherlands shirt he was playing abnormal football everything was so easy for him i don't know when he played though
kuuadlmnst
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These players he's picking are not bad but CR7 spent a short period than All of them compared in general it summarises that if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL trust me
why must they all the time disagree with those who are even legend of the game, number one quality of a learned person is respect for others opinion. But I find it hard in CR7 fans they can call you any kind of name if you have opposite opinion to theirs
johngieugarang1990
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so during his time ballon d 'or wasn't introduced or what?
ngc3bo
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What a joke
Sezbdkmpuy
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am sure u were born in the 2000s.
lol
Bocaelmru
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Christiano Ronaldo as been the greatest player that has played in the EPL..
am sure u were born in the 2000s.
Zezesol
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Don't know him much buh wat I heard was de best talent to ever grace premier league football
zepemouy
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Christiano Ronaldo as been the greatest player that has played in the EPL..
Vonacinop
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remember his goal against Newcastle, Dennis Bergkamp was a genius
speciebaba
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Was he serious? 🤔🤔
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league competition and total games. try to read well
Niddilmnsu
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very good player, but the best?!! he is person so he can come up with such bulshits
kiddyking17
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Was he serious? 🤔🤔
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thinking in 5G🤣🤣🤣🤣
Adolphhitlerjr
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Was he serious? 🤔🤔
rafaeljoel
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I have come to discover that most of the Ronald fans are suffering from inferiority complex, they hold false beliefs, they live by emotions, illusions and not fact, any opinion that doesn't align with their own means hate to them. they have limited knowledge of every thing, they don't read to understand but read to please themselves. most are uneducated because even their teachers opinion may also consider as racist or hate to them, if corrected.
Try to be respectful in your aligned words not to come and educate anyone here 'coz little do u know about any of anyone's education status not to come pour your literacy as education so who told u we're suffering from depression use head....nigga
kuuadlmnst
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These players he's picking are not bad but CR7 spent a short period than All of them compared in general it summarises that if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL trust me
I have come to discover that most of the Ronald fans are suffering from inferiority complex, they hold false beliefs, they live by emotions, illusions and not fact, any opinion that doesn't align with their own means hate to them. they have limited knowledge of every thing, they don't read to understand but read to please themselves. most are uneducated because even their teachers opinion may also consider as racist or hate to them, if corrected.
lazychild226
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These players he's picking are not bad but CR7 spent a short period than All of them compared in general it summarises that if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL trust me
that is the reason why CR7 not really consider as EPL or Man Utd legend cos he play so short in the EPL even though he achieved all the glory here... but no point to compare with each other.. every players have different goals..but i donno why many haters stil hate CR7... we should just enjoy watching football n support our beloved team... Let go Man utd
rafaeljoel
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These players he's picking are not bad but CR7 spent a short period than All of them compared in general it summarises that if CR7 spent more yrs at utd he would have broken all the records in the EPL trust me
Heikal_Mahsir
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Merson is a flying elephant. no wonder.
vaoaceistu
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It's arguable but he was simply magnificient, he was probably the best indeed.
vohbcdkmo
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Probably [byebye]