Particularly over the last two decades, Spanish players have become a more common sight in the Premier League.

There are a couple of principal reasons for that, with the improvement in the quality of players that have come out of the country, combined with the financial might of English football which can attract the best talent.

Manchester United have certainly had one or two standout performers from Spain in recent years so there will certainly be a name fans will recognise on this list.

Press the next page as we go through our five best Spanish players of the Premier League era.