"What a player he was" 👏 Les Ferdinand on Paul McGrath 🙌

Villa fans aside, most across the pond will never realise the love, respect & affection Paul McGrath has in the game & on this island. A genuine football & cultural icon, chronically shy, haunted by the demon drink. Franco Baresi embraces him alone in 94, no more words needed....

McGrath was like a better version of Van Djik. Probably not known by younger fans because he was so old at the beginning of the premier league but an absolute machine who could play anywhere

The greatest ever Irish footballer. Period 🇮🇪

Watch Paul McGrath for Ireland 🇮🇪 v Italy 🇮🇹 in New York at USA94, gave an awesome display totally marking the brilliant Roberto Baggio out of the game.

The black pearl of Inchicore. An Irish legend

Paul McGrath’s autobiography is one of the best footballers autobiography’s ever written. He doesn’t hold back and writes about all his struggles. A brilliant read from a legend of a player

Probably one of the best centre backs ever, as good as Bobby Moore beckenbauer baresi, Maldini had it all

He was just magnificent - in Italia '90 vs the Dutch (Gullit, van Basten, Rijkaard, Koeman etc) and in USA '94 vs the Italians (Baresi, Maldini, Donadoni, Baggio x 2 etc) he was comfortably the best player on the pitch

Wow nice

He was very brilliant and a great player in his prime 🔥🔥❤️