Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels has named Cristiano Ronaldo the Premier League's greatest ever player ahead of Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah.
Sels names PL's greatestPuts Ronaldo top of pileHenry in second with De Bruyne thirdFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?
In an exclusive interview with GOAL at the PFA awards, Sels was asked to pick between a series of Premier League icons in a winner-stays-on game. The Forest shot-stopper started by choosing Eden Hazard over Riyad Mahrez, and stuck with the ex-Chelsea winger against Robin van Persie, before dropping him for Wayne Rooney. He then sided with Rooney against Erling Haaland, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez, but eventually traded him out for Salah. Sels immediately discarded Salah for Kevin De Bruyne to set up a battle between the Manchester City legend and Thierry Henry, and he gave the nod to the latter. Ronaldo was put forward as Henry's final opponent, and the Belgian ultimately sided with the former United striker.
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Ronaldo scored 103 Premier League goals in 236 appearances across two spells for United. He helped the Red Devils win three successive Premier League titles and the Champions League between 2006 & 2009, winning his first Ballon d'Or along the way.
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Ronaldo is still going strong at the ripe old age of 40 with the Portugal national team and Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr. He scored two goals in his latest international outing against Armenia as Portugal recorded an emphatic 5-0 World Cup qualifying victory.
