Former Tottenham captain Ledley King rates Gareth Bale among the best players in the world.

King wrote in the Daily Mail: "Gareth Bale has taken his game to a new level. He's one of the best players in the world at the moment.

"Everyone was aware of the ability he had because he's always had that athletic frame and engine. We saw the left foot he had and it was like a wand, but we weren't really sure of his best position. Was he a left back or a winger?

"It was a matter of learning his game and finding out what suited him best. Once we saw his strengths going forward when he played on the left side of midfield he's gone from strength to strength.

"The only thing that's surprised me now is that's he's come inside to play in the centre. I always saw him up and down the left, but the way he's adapted his game; he can almost play as a centre forward now.

"He's turned into a player who is very similar to Cristiano Ronaldo when he was at Manchester United in the way he progressed and started picking up the ball in central positions and scoring goals."