World XI Puzzle – Liverpool Edition

By Adam Brown – @AdamMNViJamie Carragher’s mate sends a text and the football world discovers the new best way of brain-training. The challenge was to put together a world XI (since the year you were born) with some restrictions; no player could be representatives of the same nation and no players could have played for the same club at any point in their careers.From tweet replies to group chats, it’s been an entertaining week – Not so much when being told that Kalidou Koulibaly had played for Gent which meant my team with a Gerrard – de Bruyne midfield was void. Nonetheless, as we’re all stuck in quarantine – it’s a great way to sharpen football knowledge and remember some legendary names in recent football history. As it’s been around a week since the game began – it’s time to evolve. In this Liverpool edition, we put together the Reds best XI using Carragher’s rules.– No player selected can have played for the same former club at any point in their professional careers– One representative per nation

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Here’s ours in a 4-3-3 formation:GK: Alisson (Brazil)The Brazilian’s introduction means no space for Bobby or Mo! A difficult choice for any team, but Reina had too many former clubs which weakened other positions.Former clubs: Internacional, RomaLB: Andy Robertson (Scotland)An easy choice on the left flank.Former clubs: Queen’s Park, Dundee United, Hull CityCB: Sami Hyypia (Finland) and Daniel Agger (Denmark)A Scandinavian centre-back pairing sees Sami Hyypia and Daniel Agger set up in the middle of the defence. More interesting is the exemption of one of the Reds best defenders of all time; Virgil. Former clubs: PaPe, Kumu, MyPa, Willem II, Bayer Leverkusen (Hyypia)Former clubs: Brondby (Agger)RB: Markus Babbel (Germany)A serial winner in his home nation of Germany with both Bayern Munich and Stuttgart.  Liverpool will remember Babbel for his contributions in the 2000-01 season in which the defender opened the scoring during Liverpool’s 5-4 victory over Deportivo Alaves in the UEFA Cup final.Former clubs: Bayern Munich, Hamburg, Blackburn Rovers, VfB StuttgartCDM: Mohamed Sissoko (Mali)A solid anchor in the makeup of one of Liverpool’s best midfield’s of all-time; Xabi Alonso, Momo Sissoko, Gerrard and Mascherano!Former clubs: Auxerre, Valencia, Juventus, PSG, Fiorentina, Levante, Shanghai Shenhua, Pune City, Ternana, Mitra Kukar, Atletico San Luis, Kitchee, SochauxCM: Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands)Clutch. Wijnaldum has gone from strength-to-strength since signing for Liverpool from relegated Newcastle. The Dutchman is now one of the squad’s most reliable players in big games.Former clubs: Feyenoord, PSV, Newcastle UnitedCM: Steven Gerrard (England) [C]The captain.Former clubs: LA GalaxyLW: Fernando Torres (Spain)Torres lines up alongside Suarez – how it should have been before he left. Former clubs: Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan, Sagan TosuST: Luis Suarez (Uruguay)The Reds’ best striker of the PL era.Former clubs: Nacional, Groningen, Ajax, BarcelonaRW: Sadio Mane (Senegal)You can only have one Southampton pick – we’ve gone for Sadio. Always delivers when it’s needed; the Senegalese forward takes every game in his stride and hasn’t stopped producing since his wonder-goal at the Emirates.Former clubs: Metz, Salzburg, SouthamptonHow would you pick your side? Let us know in the comments below.By Adam Brown – @AdamMNVi