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Carragher and Neville were discussing this topic on last night's Monday Night Football.

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville rank the greatest English club sides

Monday Night Football rank the greatest English club sides using their own points system.

It is one of the oldest debates in football but Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have tried to settle it with the help of their own points system.

The Monday Night Football duo used a three-season period for each team and awarded points for the trophies won during that time frame.

Here are the results and, in the words of Neville and Carragher, what made each of these teams great...

1 - Liverpool (1975/76 to 1977/78)

Manager: Bob Paisley
Honours: European Cup (2), First Division title (2), UEFA Cup, European Super Cup, League Cup runner up
MNF points: 23

Jamie Carragher: "I have always felt that this era was a little bit underappreciated by Liverpool because a lot of them go back to the early '80s. Maybe that team would have beaten this team but to win a European Cup back-to-back elevates you massively. This team won a UEFA Cup too - three European trophies in three seasons. That is unbelievably special."

2 - Manchester United - (2006/07 to 2008/09)

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Honours: Champions League, Premier League title (3), League Cup, Club World Cup, Champions League runner up
MNF points: 21

Gary Neville: "I don't think Manchester United have ever had a team that had so many world-class players. They had eight or nine who were almost the best in their position. It was an unbelievable team. I think it was the greatest Manchester United team of all time."

3= - Liverpool (1981/82 to 1983/84)

Managers: Bob Paisley/Joe Fagan
Honours: European Cup, First Division title (3), League Cup (3)
MNF points: 20

Carragher: "If you ask Liverpool fans for their greatest team, I think a lot of them would go for this one because of the names. Kenny Dalglish was certainly the best striker, Graeme Souness was one of the best central midfielders and Alan Hansen would go straight into the team as one of the best centre-backs. So, there were those huge figures.

"This team had some of the greatest players in Liverpool's history and some of the biggest characters also. This team was almost like a machine and to do what they did with three leagues in a row, it's not easy. In most Liverpool circles they'd say this team was the greatest, but they haven't come out on top."

3= - Manchester United (1998/99 to 2000/01)

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Honours: Champions League, Premier League title (3), FA Cup, Intercontinental Cup
MNF points: 20

Neville: "In a single season, to win the treble, it's the greatest achievement of Manchester United's history. However, that team then disappointed for two years after that in Europe. We won three leagues on the bounce but then we didn't go back-to-back in Europe, and that is the disappointment of that team. We didn't go on and do it again and again. The greatest teams, you go and win it again and again."

The rest of their Top 10 is on the website and you can vote on that page for who you think is the best English side>>>

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/...lish-club-sides

I've purposely put an end date to this poll as 21/03/20 the day we play Crystal Palace and potentially win the league that day if both ourselves and City don't drop any more points between now and then - 4 games away!

So vote away folks and give us your reasons for your choice.

Who is the greatest English club side? single choice
	Liverpool (1975/76 to 1977/78)
	Man Utd (2006/07 to 2008/09)
	Liverpool (1981/82 to 1983/84)
	Man Utd (1998/99 to 2000/01)
	Notts Forest (1977/78 to 1979/80)
	Everton (1984/85 to 1986/87)
	Spurs (1960/61 to 1962/63)
	Aston Villa (1980/81 to 1982/83)
	Man Utd (1965/66 to 1967/68)
	Leeds (1968/69 to 1970/71)
	Man City (2017/18 to 2019/20)
	Liverpool (2017/18 to 2019/20)
	Arsenal (2001/02 to 2003/04)
	Chelsea (2004/05 to 2006/07)
Votes accepted starting: 25/02/20 12:31 PM You must vote before you can view the results of this poll.

You can wait until after the Palace game to register your vote if you believe this Liverpool side are 4 games away from being the best ever English side?

Can't argue with the results really. In general it's hard to compare individuals and teams from different era's as in general things improve over time. It was complete domination though especially at European level and that will be almost impossible to match. Thank the Gods Fergie's team came up against Barca.

I enjoyed the show. Liverpool and United are the only teams that dominated for a long period of time, though Klopp and FFP might put an end to City's attempts at matching it. Fergie did have some incredible teams though, he'll be rolling in his grave at the state of them today.

I think they said if we win the CL this year, we'll be 2nd maybe....

Dont think it can be the best ever English side by winning only 2 or 3 cups over 3 seasons as the other teams won 6 trophies

Well I'd say this current side is the most complete and balanced side I've seen, and therefore the best side of them all IMO. Deciding it on trophies won, ignores the quality of opposition encountered in each era, and is therefore flawed as a measure of comparative quality IMO.
I voted for the 75/76 to 77/78 side based on balance and completeness, but I agree the 81/82 to 83/84 side had, as Carragher says, contained the better more illustrious individual players.

Roll this on one season and the mood we are in the current side could potentially eclipse everybody. Back then you had to be Champions to win the European Cup although the competition nowadays is a much stiffer challenge as all the top teams boast players from a host of nations whereas back in the day it was nowhere near as cosmopolitan.

As good as players of yesterday were could they live with the pace and athleticism of the modern day player? Probably not. But back then they played 42 games in the top division and only one sub was allowed on the bench. The pitches were heavy this time of the year and boots and balls were not as player friendly as they are today.

I agree that over a 3 year period you cannot argue much with the Sky findings and the way they scored it was fair. European Cup/CL is by far the biggest trophy in world football. Not just in Europe, and it beats the World Cup for me.

However the Liverpool and Man United teams at their peaks would have given each other a very good game. Whilst we hope that Man U remain unsuccessful it would probably mean more if they were the ones coming second to us although there is something very satisfying about stuffing the plastics and the oil cheats.

They also gave points for being runner up and they counted the club world cup & Super cup for points as 'European Trophies'

Points System

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/...lish-club-sides

For me, the best team I saw play live was the Liverpool 87-88 team, but this team never played in European due to the ban, so it would not have the points to compete with these teams, but it must be one of the best ever club teams?

Yeah, ecnirp, that was a great side with great players, luck and timing is so important in all things, and they were unlucky. We were blessed with a procession of great sides throughout the 'golden age' era. I hope we're seeing the beginning of a new golden age, and it's looking good at the moment.

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