'He's certainly the best': Wenger says Cole is the greatest ever left-back in the Premier League

Ex-Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame and his former manager Arsene Wenger has lavished praise on him.

"It's always difficult to make a hierarchy, but he's certainly the best," said Wenger when asked if Cole is the greatest left-back in the Premier League ever.

"He's honestly one of the few players who I always say that moved on and continued to develop, and that shows remarkable intelligence and remarkable consistency in the effort.

"When you look at what he did at the club level and the number of games he has, over 100 caps for England, it shows remarkable consistency. That is always the mark of a big player."

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