With 45 PFA Team of the Year nods and 49 titles between them, we can safely say we're at the business end of our 'best Premier League players of all time' series now.
The players ranked from 20-11 in our top 50 are true icons of the English game, all of whom left an indelible mark on the division during their playing careers (not so much during their managerial careers *cough* *cough* Steven Gerrard *cough* *cough*).
So without further ado, here's the players who missed out on our top ten, and missed out on being a part of a spirited debate on YouTube channel ranking the said top ten:
Premier League club: Manchester United
Position: Wide midfielder
The poster boy of the Premier League throughout the 1990s, David Beckham was a pretty face and a bloody brilliant footballer.
After breaking into theManchester United team at 19 years old, Beckham became a household name with his outrageous halfway line goal against Wimbledon, and was soon an icon after donning the number seven jersey and scoring free-kicks seemingly at will with his wand of a right foot.
Despite his Premier League career would come to an abrupt end at the age of 28 thanks to a falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson and a move to Real Madrid, Beckham still managed to rack up six league titles, three Premier League Playmaker awards, a PFA Player of the Year award and four inclusions in PFA Teams of the Year.
Premier League club: Manchester City
Position: Attacking midfielder
«He's an incredible legend. He's a huge competitor. In small spaces, in the pockets, I never saw a player like him.» That's lofty praised coming from Pep Guaridola, the man who previously managed literally the greatest footballer of the time Lionel Messi — and it's more than justified.
David Silva
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