Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has named Dennis Bergkamp as the best player to have graced the Premier League. The English topflight has seen several great footballers since its inception in 1992. In the last 32 years, five Ballon d'Or winners have emerged. They are Ruud Gullit, George Weah, Michael Owen, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson , has named Dennis Bergkamp as the best player to have graced the Premier League. The English topflight has seen several great footballers since its inception in 1992. In the last 32 years, five Ballon d'Or winners have emerged. They are Ruud Gullit, George Weah, Michael Owen, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric. There have also been amazing stars like Thierry Henry , Cristiano Ronaldo , Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, etc.
I had a good brain, I could see things on a football pitch. I had good vision. But I'd never seen anything like him. 'He had eyes in the back of his head. He was as cool as ice. You ask anyone who played with him... all the forwards wanted to played with him. 'You talk to Thierry Henry... he'd say Dennis Bergkamp. Ian Wright Dennis Bergkamp. 'If you made a run, he would find you. He just had everything,' Merson told Jeff Stelling on the Football's Greatest podcast.
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