Paul Ince disagrees with Gary Neville's claim that the 2008 Champions League-winning team under Sir Alex Ferguson is the best in Manchester United's history.
United defeated Chelsea to secure the European Cup just weeks after sealing another Premier League crown. Cristiano Ronaldo's extraordinary season was celebrated with a Ballon d'Or trophy and Ferguson's side also boasted stars like Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Nemanja Vidic.
Neville believes it was the greatest team in United history. He said: "I don’t think Manchester United have ever had a team that had so many world-class players, and I look back at all the teams in history."
Ince won two Premier League titles with the Reds and disagrees with Neville's opinion.
"I disagree with that," he told Paddy Power. "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.
"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."
