Pires, who won three Premier League titles and two FA Cups during a six-year spell at Arsenal, admitted he found it difficult to adapt to life in English football due to its physicality. Chelsea centre-back Terry, who won five Premier League titles, and Manchester United centre-half Ferdinand – a six-time Premier League champion – were at the top of his list. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement‘In the Premier League it was John Terry and Rio Ferdinand,’ he told Match of the Day: Top 10. ‘Matches against Chelsea and Manchester United were always hard and Terry and Ferdinand were very tough, very physical,’ he said. Ferdinand and Terry both won multiple Premier League titles (Picture: Getty)‘Coming from France to play in the Premier League, it was very difficult at the beginning.

Source: Metro August 07, 2020 09:55 UTC