Lineker and Shearer pick their top 10 PL players who 'burst onto the scene'
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have named their top ten Premier League players who 'burst onto the scene' in the latest Match of the Day ranking - while Micah Richards did his best to argue why he should top the list.
The pundits have been sorting through their top ten lists in football in their newest podcast on BBC Sounds called Match of the Day: Top 10 - having waded through the best midfield partnerships last week.
This time the trio were discussing the young players who enjoyed the best debut seasons in the English top flight - debating who should be included among the likes of Fernando Torres, Kevin Phillips and N'Golo Kante.
Shearer went first - brutally sorting 'Big Meeks' Richards at the back of the pile at No 10, before naming Man United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy at number nine, former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres at eight, while Mohamed Salah and Leicester City title-winner N'Golo Kante all finished outside his top five.
He then named ex-Man United defender Jaap Stam at five, followed by ex-Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips at four, Sergio Aguero at three, Andy Cole at 2 and Erling Haaland as No 1.
The Newcastle legend then raved about Frenchman Kante being one of the best signings ever.
'It will have to go down as one of the the best bargains ever. What a player at £5.5m,' Shearer said.
Lineker - a huge Leicester fan - added: I kept telling people, "you have no idea how good this guy is. He's way better than you think". I just kept thinking, "My god, what have we got here?" The amount of grass he covered. At the end of the game, he could run another 90 minutes.'
Shearer then heaped praise on the natural goalscoring ability of Phillips after ranking him fourth.
'He had that brilliant partnership - him and Quinn.
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