"I would rate him (Caucau) as probably the best attacking player in the world, " said Paterson.

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The man Scotland captain Chris Paterson rates as the best attacking player in the world missed Saturday's 38-20 defeat by Wales in Cardiff.

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But in the first installment Sullivan discusses Demba Ba, the French-born Senegalese striker who played for West Ham last season, left when the club was relegated, and is now perhaps the hottest attacking player in the Premiership.

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"McAllister's an attacking, exciting player and I'm a bit surprised he was still on the market, " Town boss Graham Turner told BBC Radio Shropshire.

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With five goals and 12 assists in the Premier League so far this season, he is definitely a creative player with attacking intent, but he still has some way to match Lampard.

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"I'm definitely a good player - a defensive or attacking midfielder, " the Olympic 100m and 200m champion told BBC 5 live's Sportweek programme.

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City's major attacking threat will be Carlos Tevez, a player who left United amid some acrimony last summer, a fact that Mancini is well aware of.

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Equally impressive for Spurs was Berbatov's attacking partner Robbie Keane - the two forwards are the joint winners of the April player of the month award - whose link-up play was exemplary.

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