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Aston Villa's Elmohamady names ex-Chelsea stars Hazard and Cole as best he's faced

Aston Villa right-back Ahmed Elmohamady has mentioned former Chelsea stars Eden Hazard and Ashley Cole as the best players he has faced in the Premier League.

Hazard is considered one of the greatest players to feature for the Blues with his seven-year stay at Stamford Bridge fetching him 110 goals and 92 assisted in all competitions, before moving to Real Madrid for a club-record sale of £88.5 million last summer.

Cole meanwhile is regarded as one of the best full-backs of his time, making 338 appearances for Chelsea in a 12-year spell.