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Essien named among the six most underrated grafters in Premier League history

By ghanasoccernet.com
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Nemanja Matic is an example of one that has gone about his work brilliantly at Chelsea since retuning to the club and whilst many teams are now aware of what the Serbian can offer, a similar thing is unfolding at Arsenal with Francis Coquelin.

There is always that one engine in every team - usually anyway. So we've decided to list the most underrated grafters who really don't/didn't get the praise they deserve from the Premier League across the years, on the day of one of Arsenal's finest ever players' birthday - the one and only underrated grafter, Emmanuel Petit.

Michael Essien

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Michael Essien joined Chelsea back in 2005 from French giants Lyon and the Ghana international went on to have a glittering and memorable nine-year spell with the four-time Premier League champions.

Winning the title on two occasions with Chelsea, Essien also got his hands on four FA Cups and one Champions League - playing a part in the spine-tingling success against Bayern Munich in 2012.

The 32-year-old was often hit with serious injuries and that overshadowed a large amount of his time at the Bridge, before he eventually moved on to Real Madrid, AC Milan and now Panathinaikos.

In his prime, the former Bastia man was one of the most feared and talented central midfielders in England, something which a lot of the time went under the radar.

Gilberto Silva

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Gilberto Silva – Arsenal
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