Paul Scholes And Steven Gerrard Are The Toughest Players I've Faced- Michael Essien

Michael Essien was asked the toughest opponent players he has ever played against in an Instagram live chat and he identified Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard as the toughest players he has come up against.

He said: “It's between Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes.Those two players were quite tough to play against."

“They were not only good on the ball but they could tackle really hard.They were really tough but the Premier League was much more tough compared to now.”