Manchester United legend Roy Keane has been named the best central midfielder in Premier League history ahead of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes.
And even former United skipper Keane, 49, has insisted that the trio were "way better than me."
However, Read Premier League ranked the legendary Irishman top of its list for the best CM of all time in the league's history.
The publication said that Keane was the 'driving force behind a brilliant Manchester United side during his 12-year stay at Old Trafford.'
Read Premier League continued to praise the former Nottingham Forest star for his 'winning mentality' and his 'excellent leadership skills.'
Gerrard and Lampard finished second and third respectively, while Patrick Vieira came fourth and Scholes rounded off the top five.
Posted below are Read Premier League's 50 best midfielders of all time below.
50. Tugay Kerimoglu
49. Mikel Arteta
48. John Obi Mikel
47. Scott Parker
46. Dietmar Hamann
45. Danny Murphy
44. Tim Cahill
43. Dimitri Payet
42. Moussa Dembele
41. Christian Eriksen
40. Aaron Ramsey
39. Gary McAllister
38. Javier Mascherano
37. Mesut Ozil
36. Juan Mata
35. Santi Cazorla
34. Juninho
33. Paul Ince
32. Philippe Coutinho
31. Nemanja Matic
30. Michael Ballack
29. Paul Pogba
28. Gary Speed
27. Jordan Henderson
26. Emmanuel Petit
25. Darren Fletcher
24. Jay-Jay Okocha
23. Gareth Barry
22. Bernardo Silva
21. Nicky Butt
20. David Batty
19. James Milner
18. Michael Essien
17. Matt Le Tissier
16. Xabi Alonso
15. Gilberto Silva
14. Luka Modric
13. Michael Carrick
12. Claude Makelele
11. Cesc Fabregas
10. N'Golo Kante
9. Fernandinho
8. Kevin De Bruyne
7. Yaya Toure
6. David Silva
5. Paul Scholes
4. Patrick Vieira
3. Frank Lampard
2. Steven Gerrard
1. Roy Keane
source https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-top-10s-ranked-the-premier-leagues-50-all-time-greatest-central-midfielders-20210224
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