Micky van de Ven celebrates his goal with Cristian Romero during the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur and FC Copenhagen

Teddy Sheringham believes that Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven can be placed in the same bracket as Arsenal and Liverpool's central defensive duos.

The Spurs duo won the Europa League together last season to add to Romero's silverware list which includes the World Cup, two Copa Americas and the Finalissima trophy. Van de Ven again made the headlines this week with a wonderful individual goal in the Champions League as he ran from his own penalty area to the Copenhagen one with the ball before firing home for Thomas Frank's side.

Former Manchester United, Tottenham and England forward Sheringham believes the Spurs duo are on the same level as the centre-back pairings that have been fighting it out for the Premier League title in recent seasons.

"Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero are in the same category as Gabriel and William Saliba. “Everyone talks about the best Premier League centre-back pairing being Gabriel and Saliba. You can also make a case for...