Thierry Henry has been listed as the Premier League's greatest ever player by FourFourTwo magazine.
The French forward lit up England during his time at Arsenal and helped them to multiple Premier League titles.
FourFourTwo have ranked him to beat other icons such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney to top spot.
Check out the top 50 below.
50. Denis Irwin
49. Teddy Sheringham
48. Michael Owen
47. Robbie Fowler
46. Jaap Stam
45. Robert Pires
44. Yaya Toure
43. Cesc Fabregas
42. Sadio Mane
41. Luis Suarez
40. Xabi Alonso
39. Robin van Persie
38. Sol Campbell
37. Michael Carrick
36. Nicolas Anelka
35. Ruud van Nistelrooy
34. Tony Adams
33. Gianfranco Zola
32. Harry Kane
31. David Silva
30. Edwin van der Sar
29. David Beckham
28. N'Golo Kante
27. Dwight Yorke
26. Andy Cole
25. Eden Hazard
24. Didier Drogba
23. Virgil van Dijk
22. Kevin De Bruyne
21. Nemanja Vidic
20. Peter Schmeichel
19. Vincent Kompany
18. Dennis Bergkamp
17. Petr Cech
16. Mohamed Salah
15. Sergio Aguero
14. Ashley Cole
13. Rio Ferdinand
12. John Terry
11. Ryan Giggs
10. Patrick Vieira
9. Roy Keane
8. Steven Gerrard
7. Paul Scholes
6. Frank Lampard
5. Eric Cantona
4. Wayne Rooney
3. Alan Shearer
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
1. Thierry Henry
The list has been decided based on 'A combination of player ability, status and the moments they gave us over the years'.
It comes as no shock that it's forward players who make up the top five.
The list has also had a say on the eternal Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes debate.
All three players come within one place of each other but it's Lampard who comes the highest in sixth place.
Scholes and Gerrard come in at seventh and eighth respectively.
The highest player on the list who is currently playing in England's top flight is Manchester City's Sergio Aguero in 15th.
An astonishing 20 of the top 50 have represented Manchester United, who dominated English football over the last 28 years.
Should the list be rewritten in the next 20 years, then it's likely some current Premier League stars could rise in the ranks.
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source https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news-top-10s-legends-fourfourtwos-best-premier-league-players-of-all-time-20200228
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