#4 Matthew Le Tissier
While he’s recognisable today as a pundit, it’s easy to forget that in the mid-1990’s Le Tissier was one of the Premier League’s greatest players.
Le Tissier never won a trophy in his playing career, but that was purely because he spent his whole Premier League career at Southampton, a club who were at the time perennial relegation candidates.
Capable of playing as both an attacking midfielder and a forward, Le Tissier was always the focal point of Southampton’s attack and his goal record shows this – he scored 15 goals in the inaugural Premier League season and then followed that up with 25 and 20, all in a struggling side.
Le Tissier could dribble, shoot with both feet, and was equally adept at setting up goals for his teammates too. But what really stands out is the wild moments of magic he pulled out – his goals against Blackburn, Manchester United and Newcastle still remain some of the best in Premier League history.
With the money currently in the Premier League today Le Tissier would likely be playing alongside world-class talent like himself rather than journeymen, which would likely mean he’d have far more success than he achieved in his actual career.