Throughout his career, Troy Deeney came up against a who's who of iconic Premier League centre-backs.

Such has been the quality of those defenders, two have already been inducted into the Premier League's Hall of Fame. I played against Vincent Kompany and Virgil van Dijk, but this underrated Premier League winner is one of my toughest opponents I faced

But when asked to name the five toughest centre-backs he came up against throughout his career, Deeney threw a surprise name into the mix.

Superstar duo lead Deeney's defender rankings

Speaking to talkSPORT.com, Deeney listed Manchester City great Vincent Kompany as the man he looked forward to playing against the least.

In the seven games Deeney came up against Kompany, he scored just one goal as the Belgian oozed class with ever

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