14 great players who never lifted the Premier League trophy.
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14) Jamie Carragher
A Liverpool legend and great Premier League defender who spent his entire career at Anfield, with the club not managing to win the league in that time.
13) Ledley King
Another one-club man, former Tottenham Hotspur star Ledley King is another of the top centre-backs to play in the Premier League, but not for a title-winning team.
12) Juan Mata
One of the best playmakers in the country in recent years, Juan Mata has not yet tasted Premier League glory in his time with either Chelsea or Manchester United.
11) Brad Friedel
A goalkeeping great, Brad Friedel is unfortunate never to have played for a bigger club, failing to win the league with the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa or Tottenham.
10) Shay Given
Another of the Premier League’s finest goalkeepers, Shay Given played for the likes of Newcastle United and Aston Villa, but also failed to win the title in his time with Manchester City.
9) Xabi Alonso
A top class midfielder who shone with Liverpool before going on to win plenty of trophies with Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso is another great who never got his hands on the Premier League.
8) Robbie Keane
A consistently great Premier League striker for a number of teams, Robbie Keane never quite made it into the big time to give himself a chance of picking up a winners’ medal.
7) Robbie Fowler
Another former Liverpool great who was unfortunate to be around in the wrong era, Robbie Fowler is another Premier League legend who has never won the trophy itself.
6) Matt Le Tissier
Having spent his entire career at Southampton, the legendary Matt Le Tissier is another star of the game without a winners’ medal, and also with a shockingly low eight England caps.
5) Cesc Fabregas
A player who might well win the title this year, Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas never tasted success with Arsenal as he became a first-teamer the year after their last title win in 2003/04.
4) Gianfranco Zola
One of the most awesomely talented Premier League players ever, Gianfranco Zola missed the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea and couldn’t quite lift the club to the title in his time at Stamford Bridge.
3) Gareth Bale
A world class attacker now at Real Madrid, Gareth Bale looked like turning Spurs into genuine title contenders during his time at the club, but his superb displays weren’t quite enough.
2) Luis Suarez
One of the finest Premier League talents of recent times, ex-Liverpool striker Luis Suarez almost single-handedly guided the club to the title last term as they narrowly missed out on the last day of the season.
1) Steven Gerrard
Yet another Liverpool player, is there anyone more deserving of the Premier League trophy than the superb Steven Gerrard? The former England captain is one of the best player in the league’s history and has had to carry the Reds throughout his great career.