Former England defender Gary Neville has said that Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo should be named in the all-time Premier League team ahead of Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.

The former Manchester United man stated this during a recent interaction on the It’s Called Soccer podcast.

He was asked by Liverpool icon if Salah is deserving of a spot in the all-time Premier League starting XI.

“He 100 per cent starts. At the end of this season, he is going to be the PFA Player of the Year. We all agree on that,” he said.

“No player in history has won the PFA Player of the Year award three times. It’s never been done before. We are talking about an absolute legend of our game… not just Premier League, but all time.

“Salah is in that class but if I’m looking at a team of 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, I’m thinking Ronaldo, [Alan] Shearer, [Thierry] Henry, [Wayne] Rooney… the best players I’ve played with up front.

Ronaldo is one of the best players to have played the game and ever lived. He played in the Premier League for five or six years and that’s a long enough sample of evidence. He deserves to be in that mix.”

Revealing why the Egyptian should be overlooked, Neville concluded:

“Salah should be in the conversation but Shearer is the greatest goalscorer, Henry would be the left, and Ronaldo on the right.”