Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks at Arsene Wenger's claims that Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas will one day go on to be the best midfielder in the world.

Cesc Fabregas first came to the attention of many fans of English football with a very assured performance at in the 2004 Community Shield. He had made his bow the previous season but this was the moment when it became clear that Wenger had unearthed another gem.

The next season he made almost 50 appearances for the club and the rest, as they say, is history as Fabregas became an integral part of Wenger's starting eleven.

His slick style of play, combined with a maturity beyond his years, helped the Spanish midfielder to the PFA Young Player of the Year award for his scintillating form at Arsenal which left Arsene Wenger purring.

"I believe a midfielder's best years are usually between 24-years-old and 30," Wenger told Sky Sports.

"He is four or five years ahead of a normal player at the moment; that tells you how far he can go."

For Wenger, a football purist, Fabregas is the ideal player to build a team around. The French tactician going as far as to say that one day, Cesc Fabregas will be regarded as the greatest midfielder in the world.

"He gets you in touch with the true beauty of football, and the deep aspects of the game."

"So long as he does not suffer any major injuries, he could certainly be the best midfielder in the world."

Is Wenger right, can Fabregas really become the best midfielder in the world? Is he strong enough to control games in the same way as Roy Keane and Patrick Viera used to?

It could be argued that his size is not a problem considering that he does possess amazing ball skills - but is this enough in the age of the all action player? Which aspects of his game should Fabregas be concentrating on in order to become the best midfielder in the world?