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Ricky Charlesworth

Neil Warnock picks dream Premier League XI and recalls passing up "slow" Virgil van Dijk

Neil Warnock is finally starting to enjoy his well-earned retirement after more than 50 years in football.

The veteran boss called it a day back in April, so he has ample time to look back on his long and adventure-filled career that saw him start out as a young player at Chesterfield in 1967 before ending it as manager of Middlesbrough 54 years later.

A record promotion-winner, Warnock has plenty of tales to tell from down the years. And as well as the highs and lows, like most gaffers, there is always the 'one player that got away'. In the case of Warnock, it is one of the Premier League's best defenders in the form of Liverpool rock Virgil van Dijk.

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