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Jamie Carragher jokes he ranks second behind Virgil Van Dijk amongst the best ever Premier League defenders

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher clocked 41 today, and encomium is being showered on the former defender all over social media.

Goal.com asked its followers where the former England international ranks amongst the best ever English Premier League defenders, and amidst the plenty answers, the birthday boy himself came up with his own ranking.

Carragher has joked that he’s the second best ever EPL defender, picking only Liverpool centre-back Virgil Van Dijk ahead of himself.

It’s surely a claim Liverpool fans will like given how influential the Dutch defender has been since arriving Anfield a year ago.