Lee Dixon Q and A

/ Lee Dixon / 03 August 2011 / Leave a Comment

He wasn't hugely prolific from right-back but Lee Dixon did still score 35 career goals

Lee Dixon's toughest opponent, best-ever Arsenal team and season-long tips in the Premier League.

Lee Dixon was an integral member of Arsenal's fabled back-four under George Graham, which gained a reputation for being one of the stingiest defences in club football and mastering the art of playing the offside trap. As a right-back he played over 450 first-team matches for the Gunners, winning four league titles, three FA Cups and the UEFA Cup in the 1993-4 season. He was capped 22 times for England. These days when he's not trying to find winning tips for Betting.Betfair readers, he's likely to be found on the Match Of The Day 2 sofa as an analyst, or cycling for charity.

Best player you ever played with: Dennis Bergkamp

Toughest opponent you were up against: Ryan Giggs

Best match you were involved in: Our 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in 1989 to win the league. Michael Thomas in the last minute and all that.

Best right-back in the world at the moment: Sergio Ramos

How did your interest in the restaurant business come about? A friend of mine introduced me to super Chef and life-long Arsenal fan Heston Blumenthal and that kicked it all off.

What makes a good football analyst/pundit? Insight, honesty and the ability to tell punters something they couldn't possibly know themselves.

Who sets the standard when it comes to football punditry? Alan Hansen is the 'Don'. He's been doing it for so long that it all comes so naturally to him. I love Graeme Souness, too.

Tip for the Premier League Title: Manchester United @ [2.9]

Tip for Premier League top goalscorer: Wayne Rooney @ [10.0]

Tip for the Champions League: Barcelona @ [3.0]

Best Arsenal XI since you first played for them.

David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould, Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn, David Rocastle, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit, Marc Overmars, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry.