Former England star makes big claim about Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool centre-backs

Teddy Sheringham believes that Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven can be placed in the same bracket as Arsenal and Liverpool's central defensive duos.

The Spursduo won the Europa League together last season to add to Romero'ssilverware list which includes the World Cup, two Copa Americas and the Finalissima trophy. Van de Ven again made the headlines this week with a wonderful individual goal in the Champions League as he ran from his own penalty area to the Copenhagen one with the ball before firing home for Thomas Frank's side.

Former Manchester United, Tottenham and England forward Sheringham believes the Spurs duo are on the same level as the centre-back pairings that have been fighting it out for the Premier League title in recent seasons.

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"Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero are in the same category as Gabriel and William Saliba. “Everyone talks about the best Premier League centre-back pairing being Gabriel and Saliba. You can also make a case for Liverpool’s defensive partnership: Virgil van Dijk is still a fantastic player, although there are still question marks around Ibrahima Konate. But I would place Van de Ven and Romero in the same bracket as those two pairings," Sheringham told Oddspedia.

"They both complement each other very well; if one gets beaten, his partner is there to cover for him. It’s unusual for a centre-back pairing at Spurs to be likened to the Premier League’s elite defenders, but they’re the bedrock of a stable team. We saw last year how Spurs struggled without that pairing and it ultimately contributed to Ange Postecoglou's downfall.

"If you took both Van de Ven and Romero out of the team, it becomes very stressful for Spurs, so Thomas Frank will be glad they’re back in the team and showing their class."