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TEN Man Utd players named on shortlist to select next 6 members of Hall of Fame

  /  autty

The Premier League have revealed a 23-man shortlist allowing fans to vote on who should join Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry in the all-new Hall of Fame.

Supporters will get a chance to whittle down the 23-man list to select the next six members after the Newcastle and Arsenal legends became the inaugural inductees on Monday morning.

The shortlist is dominated by ten Manchester United players including Roy Keane, David Beckham and Paul Scholes - though there was no place for Ryan Giggs.

Giggs, who has won more Premier League titles than any player in history, has not been included amid an impending court case after he was charged with three offences.

The former Manchester United winger was charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a woman in her 20s. Both counts relate to an incident on November 1 last year.

Giggs has also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour between December 2017 and November 2020. The 47-year-old has been bailed and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He denies the allegations though he will not manage Wales at the Euro 2020 championships as a result.

Other former Manchester United stars to be included were Eric Cantona, Andy Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Peter Schmeichel, Robin Van Persie, Nemanja Vidic and Michael Owen.

Arsenal are also heavily represented in the list with seven representatives including Van Persie, Ian Wright, Patrick Vieira, Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp, Sol Campbell and Gunner turned Chelsea star Ashley Cole.

As well as Ashley Cole, Chelsea also have John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba included in the list.

Liverpool have three representatives including Owen, Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler.

Also included in the list are Southampton legend Matthew Le Tissier and former Newcastle and Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand.

Fans can vote for the next six inductees on the Premier League's official website and on the official Premier League app until May 9.