Ronaldo, Henry, Rooney, no Lampard: Rio Ferdinand's ultimate all-time PL XI

In celebration of 30 years of the competition, BT Sport recently asked fans to name their ultimate all-time Premier League XI.

More than 200,000 supporters answered the call – and you can check out their final verdict here.

When you’re trying to squeeze three decades of elite performers into just a single XI, some highly deserving candidates are inevitably going to miss out.

In the case of the public’s team, the likes of Paul Scholes, Nemanja Vidic, John Terry and Cristiano Ronaldo were snubbed.

Prior to their coverage of Everton’s visit to Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime, the broadcaster asked several of their pundits to select their own Premier League ultimate XIs – including former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.

Ferdinand, who played 312 times in the Premier League for the Red Devils, selected no less than five of his former Old Trafford colleagues in his side, as well as selecting himself in the heart of defence.

“Yeah, I’ve picked myself. I don’t care,” declared Ferdinand when quizzed on his own presence in the team.

Other ex-United players picked by Ferdinand include Peter Schmeichel, his former central defensive partner Vidic, Scholes, Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.

Curiously, Ferdinand’s United and England colleague Gary Neville doesn’t get the nod at right-back. The berth instead goes to Manchester City’s Kyle Walker.

Scholes is joined in a three-man midfield by Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira, meaning there’s no room for Chelsea legend Frank Lampard.

Ferdinand, who played alongside Lampard as a youngster at West Ham, admitted that he probably should have included his former teammate.

“I woke up this morning thinking about this team. I should have put Lampard in. I think he’s the most effective