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Across the Premier League’s 30-year history, there have been a number of players from the same family who have competed in the division.
Liam Delap has recently followed in his father’s footsteps by joining Stoke on loan having already played in the top flight with parent club Manchester City.
Many more relatives have played against each other, including the likes of Kolo and Yaya Toure, Kevin-Prince and Jerome Boateng and Jordan and Andre Ayew.
We take a look at the Premier League’s most famous families.
Phil and Gary Neville
Phil and Gary Neville both achieved significant success in the Premier League.
Full-back turned pundit Gary thrived under Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, winning 20 major trophies in 19 years at Old Trafford.
Younger brother Phil spent 11 years in the red half of Manchester, winning 10 major honours, before joining Everton where he spent a further eight seasons.
Both products of Ferguson’s Class of ’92, the Neville brothers are renowned for their hard work and loyalty rather than pure footballing ability.
The siblings partnered up at Valencia, with Gary taking on the head coach job at the Spanish side and Phil the assistant role.
Now co-owners of League Two side Salford City, the duo have carried their relationship into the world of business alongside other members of United’s 1999 Treble-winning squad.
Alfie and Erling Haaland
Alfie Haaland was loved and respected during his time at Manchester City — often taking his son to Maine Road when he was little.
Now Erling has followed in the footsteps of his father by signing for Pep Guardiola’s side with the goal of finally bringing the Champions League trophy to the Etihad Stadium.
Alfie had a famous altercation with Roy Keane during his time in Manchester which led to the Irishman receiving a ban for violent behaviour.
Despite his father’s brilliance as a defensive midfielder and full-back, Erling opted to make a difference at the top end of the pitch and has already opened his account with the champions.
Regarded as one of the best talents in world football, the former Borussia Dortmund man has his father to thank for guiding him to the level of success he has already achieved.
The never-say-die attitude combined with a substantial amount of natural ability separates Erling from his competitors — it must run in the family.
Peter and Kasper Schmeichel
As far as having a great goalkeeping coach goes, there is none better than Manchester legend Peter Schmeichel.
Peter inspired a generation of goalkeepers during his time on the pitch, including his son Kasper, who spent his Premier League tenure at Leicester.
Both keepers have won the title — something only one other father-son duo — Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips — have managed to achieve. On top of this, both have won the Danish Player of the Year award three times.
Although Kasper only played for City for a short time, he won his only Manchester derby — Peter never lost on either side of the grudge match, making them undefeated in the fixture as a pair.
With Kasper’s move to Nice finalised, it brings the Schmeichel era to an end in England but they will not be forgotten any time soon.
Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips
Ian Wright is undoubtedly one of the game’s greatest ever goalscorers. Son Shaun was not too bad either.
Both remembered as huge influences in England’s top flight, the pair racked up over 500 Premier League appearances between them.
Ian made his name at Crystal Palace before going on to become an Arsenal legend, winning the domestic double in 1998.
Shaun is best known for two spells at Manchester City, as well as time at Chelsea and QPR before he finished his career in the MLS.
His dad set a great example of how to thrive in front of goal, scoring 113 times in the Premier League compared to his son’s 32 — albeit Shaun played on the wing.
Regardless, they are another household name who have taken on football’s toughest teams and emerged with legendary status.
The Wright-Phillips dynasty may well live on in the Premier League, with Shaun’s son D’Margio, 20, currently plying his trade in the Championship with Stoke.
Anton and Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand had a glittering career with Manchester United, winning six Premier League titles, but brother Anton never quite hit the same heights.
Both broke through the ranks at West Ham and while Rio moved on to bigger things, his younger sibling suffered heartbreak with the Hammers, losing to Liverpool in the 2006 FA Cup final.
The duo lined up against each other seven times throughout their careers, Rio won four of the affairs and Anton took home bragging rights on three occasions.
Each has gone on to do outstanding work in the media with Rio becoming a pundit and mental health advocate, while Anton has starred in multiple documentaries around the issue of racism in football.
