The best Premier League players of all time

Since its inception in 1992, the Premier League has been the home of some of the greatest footballers of all time.

From early Premier League years heroes like Eric Cantona to Ballon d’Or winners like Cristiano Ronaldo and modern-day greats like Mohamed Salah, English football fans have been treated to watching true footballing icons week in, week out over the last three decades.

But who is the greatest Premier League player of all time?

Well, that’s what we’re here to decide.

South Korea’s superstar / Clive Rose/GettyImages

A beautiful man / Gary M. Prior/GettyImages

Wrigthy broke Arsenal’s scoring record / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

The Dutchman spent his twilight in Manchester / Michael Regan/GettyImages

A genius one-club man / Phil Cole/GettyImages

Sheringham was scoring goals well into his vintage / Getty Images/GettyImages

A Golden Boot and Premier League winner / Michael Regan/GettyImages

Fabregas dazzled at two London clubs / Phil Cole/GettyImages

Campbell infamously switched across the north London divide / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Mane was a crucial cog in Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool / Jan Kruger/GettyImages

Pires was an ‘Invincible’ at Arsenal / Ben Radford/GettyImages

Transformative / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Andy Cole was a supreme marksman / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Fowler knew where the goal was / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages

Cech claimed Golden Gloves for two clubs / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Notorious hard man / Gary M. Prior/GettyImages

Bale’s 2012/13 campaign was an all-timer / Jamie McDonald/GettyImages

Van Persie won the Premier League title at Man Utd / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

The Ivorian machine / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

Master sh*thouse / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

Chelsea’s Italian maestro / Ben Radford/GettyImages

Captain. Leader. Legend. / Getty Images/GettyImages

RUUUUUD / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

The epitome of a big-game player / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

Where does he want his statue? / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

Kante was instrumental for two title-winning teams / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Vidic was an incredible January signing / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

Cole is one of the greatest left-backs ever / Julian Finney/GettyImages

Schmeichel is the greatest goalkeeper in Premier League history / Ben Radford/GettyImages

Ferdinand was once a record-breaking purchase / Clive Mason/GettyImages

Icon / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

A genius in tight spaces / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

Aguero delivered the most iconic moment in Premier League history / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Vieira was Arsenal’s midfield powerhouse / Ian Walton/GettyImages

Kane threatened to usurp Alan Shearer as the competition’s leading scorer / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

One club man / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

Giggs is the Premier League’s all-time assist leader / Stanley Chou/GettyImages

A supreme entertainer / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Scholes starred well into his twilight / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

The Premier League’s greatest defender / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

The King / Getty Images/GettyImages

What couldn’t he do? / Phil Cole/GettyImages

Lampard is the competition’s highest-scoring midfielder / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

A young Roy / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Salah certainly made the most of his second go at the Premier League / Michael Regan/GettyImages

A generational playmaker / Matt McNulty/GettyImages

The all-time record goalscorer / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Rooney is an all-time great / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

Ronaldo returned for a second spell at United / Alex Pantling/GettyImages

Va Va Voom / Phil Cole/GettyImages

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