Rio Ferdinand named the 12 gamers he thinks are world class – with the checklist that includes no gamers from Arsenal.
The Manchester United legend discovered himself in scorching water final week after insisting that Bukayo Saka was not an elite-level participant as a result of his lack of expertise on the massive stage.
He definitely came upon what Gunners’ considered his gorgeous declare when he was noticed by followers on a Ryanair flight to their Champions League conflict towards Porto – which they misplaced 1-0 due to a thunderous strike from Galeno.
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However, in a bid to clear up the controversy, the TNT Sports pundit has listed 12 gamers he believes are of a world-class standing with eight Premier League gamers making the lower – however none from Mikel Arteta’s facet.
As many would in all probability guess, a majority of that checklist is dominated by present Treble holders Manchester City with the likes of Ederson, Kyle Walker, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, and Erling Haaland all making Ferdinand’s checklist.
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Next up with the second-most most gamers from a single membership was Liverpool because the 2024 Carabao Cup champions possess three gamers on the previous England worldwide’s checklist within the type of their captain Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, and Mohamed Salah.
The subsequent 4 gamers don’t ply their commerce within the Premier League with England stars Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane becoming a member of the illustrious checklist with Real Madrid celebrity Vinicius Junior and PSG talisman Kylian Mbappe making up the checklist.
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Fellow pundit and Arsenal legend Martin Keown made his unhappiness with the alternatives referred to as he questioned the position of Bellingham – regardless of the 20-year-old midfielder netting 20 objectives for the Spanish giants in his debut season with the membership.
“Of course, he is an amazing footballer with what he is doing at Real Madrid right now – but Saka has been England player of the year the last two years – Bellingham hasn’t got a look in on that,” the 57-year-old.
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He added: “He’s still on Rio’s list – maybe he’s being a little bit mischievous” earlier than Ferdinand defended his selection of the Birmingham native and admitted Saka has work to do to succeed in that world class stage.
The 45-year-old mentioned: “For me, it’s time, I think he is in world-class form, but he needs that time. Saka has got world-class potential, but he hasn’t been exposed to the knockout stages of the Champions League, the longevity which is the difference.
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“All of the other players on that list have been in the top most prestigious games and they have produced in those moments.” Saka must dig deep to tug his staff to the quarter-finals of the Champions League once they try and reverse the 1-0 deficit towards Porto subsequent month.