The best Premier League XI never to play Champions League football

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A trio of players each with 100+ Premier League goals, plus the league's most enduring goalkeeper. How did this lot never play in the Champions League? Andrew Murray explains

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Ian Wright

Paolo Di Canio

Les Ferdinand

Paul McGrath

David James

Matt Le Tissier

Trevor Sinclair

Gareth Southgate

Leighton Baines

Clint Dempsey

Rory Delap

Arsenal

Everton

Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa

Crystal Palace

Middlesbrough

Manchester United

Portsmouth

Fulham

Charlton Athletic

Sheffield Wednesday

West Ham United

Queens Park Rangers

Leicester City

Bolton Wanderers

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool

Manchester City

Premier League

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