Goal.com has selected the best players of the 21st century who appeared on the Premier League pitch. The winner was the legendary Arsenal player.
Paweł Gołaszewski
Goal.com has listed the 25 best Premier League players of the 21st century. Among those honored were former players from, among others, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Among the players who appear on English pitches today, the list includes Virgil Van Dijk, Erling Haaland, Rodri, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian was classified the highest in this group, taking fourth place. “He can make a pass that others won’t even notice,” we read in the justification.
The winner of the ranking was Thierry Henry. “He is not only the best player of the century, but the best ever seen in the Premier League,” Goal.com emphasizes. “To this day, he remains the only player in history to score 20 goals and make 20 assists in one season.”
THE BEST PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY ACCORDING TO GOAL.COM:
1. Thierry Henry
2. Paul Scholes
3. Wayne Rooney
4. Kevin De Bruyne
5. Steven Gerrard
6. Frank Lampard
7. Mohamed Salah
8. Patrick Vieira
10. David Silva
11. Sergio Aguero
12. Eden Hazard
13. Vincent Kompany
14. Didier Drogba
15. Rodri
16. Rio Ferdinand
17. John Terry
18. Harry Kane
19. Erling Haaland
20. Virgil van Dijk
21. Petr Cech
22. Ashley Cole
23. Luis Suarez
24. Cesc Fabregas
25. Yaya Toure