Jamie Carragher named his top ten Premier League goalkeepers and had Edwin van der Sar for company - with the Manchester United legend taking issue with his spot
Edwin Van der Sar saw the funny side of his ranking
Edwin Van der Sar saw the funny side of his ranking(Image: Sky Sports)
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Jamie Carragher could only apologise after leaving Edwin van der Sar out of his top five Premier League goalkeepers of all time - with the Dutchman calling him out in the Sky Sports studio.
The former Manchester United No 1 spent just over half a decade at Old Trafford, winning four titles, and is regarded among the finest shotstoppers in the history of the top flight.
But Carragher ranked him sixth in a list of all-time greats, placing him above the likes of Ederson and David Seaman, two men who also won multiple league titles.
Van der Sar quipped when he saw the list: "I thought I'd made the top five Jamie, come on!"
The ex-Liverpool defender claimed he was higher until a playful joke about his lack of a league triumph. "You were in the top five until you mentioned I hadn't won the Premier League," said Carragher. "What you did at Man Utd was absolutely fantastic and I apologise, but Gary Neville said it better than me. You came in and Man Utd started winning titles again, getting to Champions League finals."
Two more former United goalkeepers also featured on the list with David de Gea, who was signed to replace Van der Sar, coming in at fourth. Peter Schmeichel, seen by many as the greatest Premier League goalkeeper, was placed in second by Carragher.
The Sky Sports pundit had Thibaut Courtois in fifth, the Belgian claiming two titles in just four years with Chelsea. Alisson was his third pick but former Chelsea No 1 Petr Cech took top spot. He was crucial in the Jose Mourinho's early dominance at Stamford Bridge and the Czech international still retains some of the best defensive records in Premier League history.
Cech scooped four Prem titles with Chelsea(Image: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
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Carragher said: "I couldn't get Petr Cech's performance in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich out of my head. I was in the stadium that night. He kept them in that game and won them the game. I played against him so much. You used to go into games and think 'how are we going to score past him?' Not just him, but that whole back four.
"It just felt like that, and he was an outstanding goalkeeping. Chelsea were a really good team and spent a lot of money, but they didn't start winning until he came in to the club."
Carragher's top 10 Premier League keepers
1. Petr Cech (Chelsea and Arsenal)
2. Peter Schmeichel (Man Utd, Man City, Aston Villa)
3. Alisson (Liverpool)
4. David De Gea (Man Utd)
5. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
6. Edwin van der Sar (Fulham, Man Utd)
7. Ederson (Man City)
8. Neville Southall (Everton, Bradford City)
9. David Seaman (Arsenal, Man City
10. Pepe Reina (Liverpool and Aston Villa)