Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard or Paul Scholes? Toni Kroos decides

What's the story?

Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes are arguably the greatest midfielders of the Premier League era. All 3 of them are undoubtedly Premier League legends and the debate as to who is better among them has gone on for more than a decade.

However, when Real Madrid star Toni Kroos was asked his opinion, he without any hesitation answered that the best midfielder among them was Paul Scholes.

Paul Scholes https://t.co/U301mtgHsQ

— Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) December 11, 2017

Arguably the best midfielder in world football at the moment, Kroos' opinions will certainly carry a lot of weight and reignite the debate once again as to who the best midfielder was in the Premier League era.

In case you didn't know...

Paul Scholes was an integral member Sir Alex Ferguson's all-conquering Manchester United side

Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes were all absolutely exemplary for their respective sides, but they somehow failed to fire together for the national team. While Scholes was arguably the best passer among the 3, Gerrard was the most complete and Lampard contributed most in terms of goals and assists.

Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea fans have all argued for more than a decade now and Toni Kroos' comments will certainly please United and Scholes' fans.

The heart of the matter

The trio of Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes were so good that they were all even nominated for the Ballon d'Or award, however, none of them actually managed to claim the top prize. Their midfield battles defined the Premier League in the 2000s and it is a huge reason as to why the Premier League is so popular in the world today.

All 3 of them are now working as pundits, with Gerrard and Lampard working together on BT Sport, although Gerrard is now the manager of Liverpool's under-18 squad.

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Sit back and enjoy some midfield masterclass by Lampard, Scholes and Gerrard.

Author's take

There is very little to pick between the midfield trio of Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes with players, fans and pundits usually just going with their own personal preference. However, Toni Kroos being a top central midfielder himself is better qualified than most to answer this question and his opinion certainly carries a lot of weight.