Anelka named Keown as the toughest defender he faced (Picture: Getty)Nicolas Anelka has named former Arsenal centre-back Martin Keown as the ‘toughest’ defender he faced during his career. He burst onto the scene as a teenager with Arsenal, winning the Premier League alongside Keown in the 1997/98 season. Keown would not hold back in training and Anelka found him the toughest opponent to play against when they crossed paths later in their careers. Advertisement‘I think Martin Keown was the toughest,’ Anelka told Bolton Wanderer’s website in a Q&A. ‘Of course it was war every time I played against him when I was facing Arsenal.’As for the best player he played with, Anelka is in no doubt.

Source: Metro June 23, 2020 09:22 UTC