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Phil Kirkbride

Former Everton hero ranked as one of best outside of Premier League's 'top six'

Tim Cahill has been picked as one of the best Premier League players to have been at a club outside of the "traditional big six".

Match of the Day's latest podcast sees Alan Shearer and Ian Wright select the leading players who have not featured for one of the leading sides in the division.

Cahill, who joined Everton from Championship side Millwall in 2004, has been chosen with both Shearer and Wright fulsome in their praise of the Australian.

And though the podcast classes Cahill as having not played one of the established 'top six', in eight season at Goodison, he was part of Blues' teams that finished sixth or higher on four occasions, including a fourth-placed finish in 2005.

Shearer said of the £1.5m signing: "Everton got a bargain for their money. He had great timing to get into the box and was incredibly good in the air. We saw that so often at Everton."

Wright added: "We know what he can do in the air but I think he is underrated for what he could do on the floor. He seemed to come up with the big goals when Everton needed it. Internationally he went to World Cups and still played at a top level, scoring against the best. I thought he was an exceptional player."

The BBC have classed Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham as the 'top six'.

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