The former Manchester United midfielder made the damning verdict while speaking in his role as a BT Sport pundit.
The former England midfielder, who scored 155 goals in 718 appearances, made the claims following Champions League defeats for Chelsea and Arsenal.
He bemoaned a perceived lack of quality in the EPL.
Speaking on BT Sport he said:
'If you look at the quality of player that comes to England I don't think we have the best players in Europe or in the world.'
'The best players are at Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. I think the level below that is probably Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus. And under that is where the quality of English clubs come into it.'
'I really don't think it's any surprise. When you think about the quality of players we have, do you think any of the players at our top clubs now would get in the Barcelona team? I very much doubt it.
'They wouldn't get in the Real Madrid team or the Bayern Munich team. Maybe Sergio Aguero is the exception.'
English sides Chelsea and Arsenal lost on match day two of the Champions League after Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester City lost on match day one.
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