Top 10 Premier League Midfielders of All Time

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Top 10 Premier League Midfielders of All Time

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Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal/Chelsea) – Stats: 111 PL assists (top 3 all-time) – Style: Vision, through balls, early success as Arsenal teen

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N’Golo Kanté (Leicester/Chelsea) – Style: Covers every blade of grass, humble destroyer – Trophies: 2x PL titles (including that wild Leicester win), UCL

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Claude Makélélé (Chelsea) Style: Defined the "Makélélé role" Trophies: 2x PL titles, 1x League Cup

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Paul Scholes (Man United) – Style: Passing maestro, great long shots – Trophies: 11x PL titles, 2x UCL

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David Silva (Man City) – Style: Silky, intelligent, controlled the tempo – Trophies: 4x PL titles, 2x FA Cups, 5x League Cups

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Patrick Vieira (Arsenal) – Style: Power, elegance, box-to-box beast – Trophies: 3x PL titles (incl. the Invincibles season), 4x FA Cups

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Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – Stats: 120+ goals, 90+ assists – Style: Dynamic, leadership, long passing, screamers – Trophies: FA Cups, UCL (but no PL title — that’s the knock)

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