Gary Lineker hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest Premier League player of all time as four midfielders received honourable mentions.

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• Lineker hails Ronaldo as EPL's greatest ever
• Also mentions names of former midfield stars
• Ronaldo's Al-Nassr face Al Wasl on Monday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England legend named ex-Manchester United star Ronaldo as the greatest player ever to grace the Premier League. He also name-dropped Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane when listing those who also deserve recognition for their impact on the English top flight.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ronaldo spent eight years in the English top flight at Manchester United across two different stints. He made 236 appearances for United, scoring 103 goals and laying on 37 assists. The 39-year-old won the league three times with the Red Devils and bagged the Premier League Golden Boot award in the 2007-08 campaign.

• WHAT GARY LINEKER SAID

  Speaking to , Lineker said when asked to name the best ever Premier League player: "Well that was probably [Cristiano] Ronaldo because of what he went on to do. But, gosh, so many great players. You could have a debate just about midfielders and you’d go Gerrard and Scholes and Lampard and Keane and Vieira and so on and so forth."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO?

  The Al-Nassr star will be back in action for his club on Monday as the Saudi Pro League giants take on Al Wasl in an AFC Champions League clash.

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