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World Cup of Premier League greats Group A: Schmeichel, Salah, Vidic and Ashley Cole do battle

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07.07.2020 - 01:10

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Here we go! Welcome to Mirror Football's World Cup of all-time Premier League greats - and we kick off with a humdinger in Group A.

It stretches from the very start of the Premier League right up until the present day with Peter Schmeichel, Mohamed Salah, Ashley Cole and Nemanja Vidic doing battle for a place in the last 16.

The top two from the group will go through to the knockout stages as we look to crown the Premier League's greatest-ever players.

Read all about the four players in Group A then cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of the page. You have until 10pm to pick your favourite.

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