Premier League icons Rio Ferdinand and Martin Keown engaged in a debate relating to whether or not England star Jude Bellingham has already reached ‘world-class’ standing.
In the meantime, Ferdinand continues to face criticism from Arsenal followers for his latest remarks about Gunners winger Bukayo Saka.
The Manchester United legend holds the opinion that Saka just isn’t but ‘world-class’, igniting a broader dialogue on the standards for outlining such a time period.
In elaborating on his stance previous to Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Porto on Wednesday evening, Ferdinand emphasised that in his view, solely 12 lively gamers presently meet his commonplace for being labelled ‘world-class’.
The gamers Ferdinand considers ‘world-class’ are: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Harry Kane, Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland.
In response to the listing, former Arsenal defender Keown questioned on TNT Sports activities why Actual Madrid famous person Bellingham deserves a spot over Saka.
“I believe Bellingham is one I query. He’s in wonderful kind, what he’s doing at Actual Madrid proper now, however we take a look at Saka.
“Saka’s been the England Participant of the 12 months. Bellingham hasn’t obtained a glance in. Perhaps Rio is being a bit mischievous with Arsenal followers.”
Ferdinand then defined: “Saka’s obtained that world-class potential, however he hasn’t been uncovered to the knockout levels of the Champions League and the longevity. That’s the distinction.”
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