All three left their mark on English football and, in their own right, secured their status as a certified Premier League legend: Scholes won 11 titles, Gerrard was the lynchpin in a struggling Liverpool side and Lampard’s goals were otherworldly.
Former engine room duo Cesc Fabregas and Bryan Robson are in the Gerrard camp, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola and Thierry Henry marvels at Scholes’ natural-born talent and none other than Sergio Aguero is a big fan of Chelsea royalty, Lampard.
In truth, your answer to the three-person debate all comes down to personal preference (whether you’d prefer a midfielder to be a box-crashing presence, a box-to-box workhorse or a magician from deep) and, perhaps, a little drizzle of club bias if you are a fan of either Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester United.
Lennon, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers in Tottenham Hotspur history, once spoke to Rio Ferdinand to give his thoughts on the all-time debate – and he narrowed his selection down to Gerrard, who is fondly remembered by the Anfield faithful for his undying loyalty.
