Holders vastly differ in profile to playmakers, but they each fall under the overriding 'midfielder' branch. Thus, conjuring up a list of the Premier League's best is ... of 2017/18 and 2018/ ...

Five of the best midfielders of all time are detailed below, with biographies of their historic careers. Named, together with nine other Germans, by Brazilian legend Pele in 2004 as one of the 125 ...