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Dennis Bergkamp for me.

Diego Maradona .... Greatest player I saw live, had his faults off the pitch, but for pure ability he was the best.

I think everybody understood players who played in the English league, but yes it was not specified, so you do have a point. Funny how nobody mentioned CR7 who with Messi has been the best player of the modern game and who also played in England.

I must admit, I did re-read the question but there was no mention of PL, so I just picked my favourite player to watch.

CR7 is a great player with amazing skill/ability, even the most ardent LFC fan would admit that.

But is he likeable? his Twitter post the other day sums him up for me, he gets off a jail sentence by paying £20 million he's conned from the Tax (lots do that, so fair enough), but then he comes out of court, gets on his private jet and posts a picture of himself smiling away and quite proud of his behaviour, the day a young footballer sadly go's missing in a plane crash, that's on everyone's mind & thoughts in the football world, he can't see past his own preened CR7 nose.

Football is a team game, the great players make the team stronger, Ronaldo is and always will be about Ronaldo, he is more interested in his own performance than his team . I remember the CL final when Barca gave Utd the run-around with Messi, CR7 was just shooting from all over and not thinking of the team, great game to watch btw

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I like an underdog, Maradona won so much in lesser teams with the likes of Napoli when AC Milan/Juve were all conquering, he dragged a weak Argentina team up and won the World Cup in 86, he did unbelievable things in the top games, I think Peter Reid is still chasing him in Mexico ;), but he wasn't just a show pony, he delivered, these are great achievements.

He'd also organise an excellent party after the game

As for my Favourite none LFC PL player, Id say Le Tissier, always great to watch, with great natural ability, another underdog who preferred it at a smaller club he loved, didn't chase the money and celebrity, you could just sit back and enjoy the skill and have a laugh when he was caught in a Kebab shop.

Kaka. Before Messi and Ronaldo ascended, he was the best, in my opinion. That whole Milan team was special, and the two finals we had against them were epic. Pirlo, Maldin, Seedorf, Gatuso, with Crespo and Schevchenko up top? What a team. They were probably my favorite non-Liverpool team to watch as well before they fell from grace. I still find myself wanting them to have a resurgence.

Ronaldinho and Ronaldo (9) were amazing to watch. The way they played was so free and so Schweinsteiger and Robben were also amazing. Henry and Lampard I admired a lot. And I loved watching Veira and Keane battle it out.

George best no British player has ever come near him and I include Liverpool players in that

Nedved, maldini, fat Ronaldo, zidane in no particular order

Shearer, Klinsmann, Bergkamp, Henry, Giggs just to name a few from recent times

Pirlo for intelligence, Gattuso for heart, Gerd Muller for sheer finishing instinct, Michel Platini for delightful football, Bergkamp for finesse and Oliver Kahn for being such a beast in goal. Pele, Maradona, Messi, Cruijff and Beckenbauer are in a class of their own.