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Arne Slot names the Arsenal legend who is one of the best in Premier League history, he grew up watching him

Srinivas Sadhanand

Wed 12 February 2025 19:45, UK

Arsenal should always take immense pride in the fact that some of the most entertaining players in Premier League history have played for the club.

There is perhaps no better example 𝓡than Thierry Henry, who was an absolute joy to ♈watch as he terrorised defence with his sublime footwork, frightening pace and incredible eye for goal.

Henry played with a swagger in an Arsenal shirt that is heralded to this day.

Alongside the Frenchman, another Gunners icon who was a true showman on the pitch was Dennis Bergkamp.

Lee Dixon claimed Bergkamp was superior to Henry, which goes to show how special a player the Dutchman was — renowned for his silky first touch, impeccable technical ability and outstandi💃ng🦩 eye for a pass.

Dennis Bergkamp is a true Premier League great and when he played for Arsenal, the best way to descriꦉbe how the revered forward played was that it seemed as if he 🌠was gliding on the pitch.

Arne Slot says Dennis Bergkamp is the Premier League’s greatest-ever Dutch player

The forme♓r Inter Milan attacker formed one of the most feared strike partnerships the game has ever seen alongside Thierry Henry.

Bergkamp i📖s one of Micah Richards’ favourite players and perhaps several other big names in football as the three-time Premier League dazzled alongside Henry — scoring goals for fun, being a step ahead of his opponents at all times and helping Arsene Wenger stamp his author꧅ity on English football.

A testament to the re꧑tired technician’s genius is that nowadays, not a single player across world football can even be compared to the Arsenal legend.

Arne Slot seems to be agree, naming Dennis Bergkamp as the greatest Dutch player to have ever graced the Premier League after declining the chance to name any Liverpool stars.

Slot told TNT Sports: “I’m not going to pick one from Liverpool, the one that stands out to me 🥃is Dennis Bergkamp.”

Bergkamp, desꦓcribed as “unbelievab🍸le” by Paul Merson put Dutch football on the map when it came to the Premier League and it was perhaps his impact that encouraged an inf🐬lux of his countrymen to be open to playing in England.

Slot said he grew up watching Bergkamp at Arsenal

Arne Slot reveal✤ed he grew up watching Dennis Bergkamp during an interview with CBS Sports when he ♐was quizzed about which one of the panel inc𒉰luding Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Kate Scott was his favourite on their popular show covering the Champions League.

Slot picked Scott and Henry, choosing the latter as he tuned in to watch him and Bergkamp during their playꩲing days.

“You want the honest answer? Then it’s going to be Kate [Scott]. If I’ve to choose between the three men, then Tony, who is our press officer will say that I will ha💞ve to choose that playedꦡ from Liverpool but I come from an era where I watched Dennis Bergkamp a lot for Arsenal, together with Thierry Henry so…”