Paul Ince has claimed Gary Neville is "way off the mark" in his assessment of Manchester United's greatest team.
The Sky Sports pundit has labelled the side which helped deliver Sir Alex Ferguson's second European Cup in 2008 as the best.
Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Nemanja Vidic were some of their leading lights.
But Ince, who won two Premier League titles at Old Trafford, is adamant the 1994 side he played in would trump Neville's pick.
He told Paddy Power: “I disagree with that. If you take out Ronaldo and Rooney - Gary Neville was one of the best right-backs in the world.
“I’m not going to say (Patrice) Evra was a better left-back than Denis Irwin, that’s for sure.
"Pallister was similar to Rio (Ferdinand) in the way they play. We know how great Brucey was for Man United.
“The midfield wouldn’t touch our midfield in 94 and then you’ve got obviously Ronaldo and Rooney who were world-class, but Cantona was world-class.
“When I look at that overall 2008 team, in my opinion there is probably only Rooney and Ronaldo, definitely, I’d have in my team.
“People forget how good Denis Irwin was. Football has changed, it gets quicker and [with] social media and radio with fans ringing in, players get more highlighted than in our time.
“If you watch Denis Irwin play, two-footed, took free-kicks, scored penalties, I don’t see many left-backs doing that. I didn’t see Evra doing that. I’ve got to disagree with Gary Neville there, I think he was way off the mark.”
The 1994 side lost one game fewer than the 2008 league winners despite playing four games more.
They also reached both domestic cup finals - winning the FA Cup - while Ferguson's 2008 team failed to make either.
However their European success against Chelsea in Moscow acts as a major point of difference.
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