Gary Neville
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But he's not going for the biggest trophies in terms of club football.
You know, he's playing for Aston Villa.
Yeah, so he missed out there.
Yeah, I would say so, yeah.
Listen, he had a brilliant career at Arsenal, what he did for England as well.
And there was a big decision made at Arsenal in terms of John Lukic and then bringing David Seaman in.
John Lukic was a fan's favourite, won the famous title at Anfield, but George Graham brought him in because he knew he was a better goalkeeper.
And the defensive record with him and that famous back four was absolutely outstanding.
So yes, David Seaman goes in.
Do you have a view on that, Edwin?
The reason he's coming in because he's, for me, in the 80s and the first division before the Premier League, he was the best goalkeeper in the world.
So if we were judging all these goalkeepers on just their career, Neville Southall would be in my top two or three.
And still, I would say, in the Premier League era, at the start of it, he was fantastic.
He was man of the match in the FA Cup final in 1995, when at the opposite end was Peter Schmeichel.
And what I would say, there might be still a few Evertonians watching.
As we've seen tonight, the stadium Everton have got is fantastic, OK?
The one thing that is missing from there is a statue for Neville Southall.
And the reason I say that is because I think in Everton's history, they've probably had four world-class players, genuinely world-class, will go into a World XI.
Dixie Dean would have been one, I would imagine, in the 20s, but...
England's 1966 World Cup winning team, the left back was Ray Wilson, who played for Everton.