If we're having a thread on the most overrated premier league player, I think it's only fair to have one on the most underrated players.
For me, Scholes, Schmeichel, Given, Ferdinands Les and Rio and Lampard would all be on the list, even though every single one of them is a big name.
Scholes, for me, is unquestionably the best rag youth product, and a player of almost unique ability in premier league history.
Schmeichel and Given purely because they are/were great goalies, and goalies never ever get adequate credit for their contribution - they are systemically underrated.
Les Ferdinand is something of a forgotten man these days, but he was a complete centre forward who was a key man in KK's great newcastle sides.
Rio, again, gets a lot of credit, but he has been so good for so many years that no-one comes close IMO. Simply brilliant, even if he is a tosser.
Lampard has been the best player in the PL over the last 6-7 years bar none, and never gets the recognition he deserves.
If we're restricting it to City players, I would include Berkovic, even though he didn't play many PL games for us. Quality player who didn't have the career he should've done. And going further back, Quinn: scored, set up, made sometimes-crap teammates look much better than they were.
