Gary Neville, John Terry, Tony Adams, and Rio Ferdinand among Premier League player Hall of Fame shortlist

The Premier League has announced a 15-player shortlist for the 2023 Hall of Fame.

Tony Adams, Ashley Cole, Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Michael Owen, Michael Carrick, Les Ferdinand, John Terry, Petr Cech, Rio Ferdinand, Yaya Toure, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler and Nemanja Vidic are this year’s nominees.

Several of those names have been nominated before, with the fan vote open until April 10 at 18:00 UK time.

The three winners will be revealed on May 3.

The Hall of Fame, launched in 2021, also includes Arsenal legends Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Ian Wright.

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Alan Shearer were also amongst the inaugural inductees.

“I’m truly delighted to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame,” said Ferguson. “It’s an honour when you receive recognition like this.

“However, it’s not just about me as a person. It’s about the job at Manchester United and the bond we had over many years, so I’m also proud for the club, the staff and my players.

“My job was to send the fans home happy. United’s history and my own expectations were the things that drove me, and I then had to try and develop all my players with the same expectations and make sure we could go out and achieve them.

“I feel Arsene is a very worthy inductee as he transformed Arsenal Football Club fantastically. They became a tough team to compete with and we both wanted to win, which motivated us further.

“Through the years since retirement, we’d go for dinner together in a little restaurant he knows well in Switzerland. He is a really interesting man and I enjoy his company, but it is still my job to pick the wine!”

Wenger added: “I’d like to be known as someone who loved Arsenal, who respected the values of the club and left it in a position where it can grow and become even bigger.

“To share this with Sir Alex is a great honour for me. It’s like two boxers, you fight like mad and go the distance together.

“At the end of the day, you have respect and it will be a great opportunity to meet with him, share a good bottle of wine and memories of our old battles.”