With Arne Slot requested to call his all-time XI of Champions League winners, the top coach named 5 present and previous Liverpool gamers in his lineup.
Slot sat down with Amazon Prime Video and put collectively his all-time beginning XI of gamers who’ve gained the Champions League previously.
His lineup consists of 4 gamers from his present Liverpool squad and one of many membership’s most legendary figures of the previous.
It might even be argued that at the very least yet another ought to have made it – the selection of left-back is vastly debatable given Andy Robertson‘s influence on the position – however Slot was clearly keen to not appear too biased!
Goalkeeper – Alisson (Liverpool)
“I work with him now, however he was additionally actually necessary once they gained the Champions League a number of years in the past.
“Since I’ve labored with him, I see how particular he’s and what number of necessary saves he already made.
“He’s been excellent for Liverpool in all these years, it’s a simple decide for me to go for Alisson.”
Proper-back – Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
“I’m going to go for Trent in the fitting full-back place, for apparent causes.
“I feel he’s been so particular for Liverpool in all these years, coming from the academy [to] profitable the Champions League at this membership.”
Centre-back – Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
“Virgil must be there. He has had numerous influence on this membership. I feel when he and Alisson got here in was the final step the workforce wanted to make.
“Spectacular centre-back, actually good within the air, he has all of the attributes a centre-back ought to have. So he’s for positive in it.”
Centre-back – Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
“I feel each [Pique and Van Dijk] have nice composure when they’re on the ball, robust within the air, can rating a purpose from set-pieces as properly.
“I feel if you wish to play at this stage, it’s not about how a lot distinction there’s, it’s extra about what number of similarities there are.”
Left-back – Frank de Boer (Ajax)
“I feel a type of gamers [who won it at Ajax] needs to be in a workforce that I choose, and Frank de Boer was actually particular again then at Ajax.”
Defensive midfield – Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
“Understanding of the sport was unbelievable. He was actually fast in his understanding of the sport and seeing the place the choices have been earlier than he even obtained it. Particular participant, nice workforce.”
Central midfield – Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
“In the event you would have requested me this a 12 months in the past I’d have most likely stated Iniesta, however I feel now I’m going to go for Steven Gerrard, being Liverpool supervisor!
“Why he may should be in my workforce is that the opposite ones, like Iniesta, like Zidane, they performed with unbelievable teammates, and naturally Steven Gerrard performed with good to actually good teammates, however I don’t assume he performed with the identical stage of gamers.
“Then nonetheless being so particular for the membership, lifting the trophy as soon as, taking part in so lengthy for this membership, he meant a lot for it.”
Central midfield – Luka Modric (Actual Madrid)
“Let’s decide somebody who’s exterior of the Barcelona-Liverpool-Ajax field and go for Luka Modric.
“He’s hardly injured, his way of life have to be superb as properly. However what makes him particular is he gained it six instances and is for such a protracted, lengthy, very long time proper up there.”
Proper wing – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
“For me, it’s clear that Mo Salah needs to be in.
“Eight or 9 years on such a excessive stage within the latest historical past of this membership, he’s scored so many targets. He’s been actually particular for this membership.”
Left wing – Cristiano Ronaldo (Actual Madrid)
“Ronaldo from the left, Messi as a striker after which Mo from the fitting…we’ve bought some targets then!”
Striker – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
“I feel that Messi and Ronaldo needs to be in, in my view, virtually everybody’s workforce.
“As a result of what they did to the latest period of soccer, scoring so many targets, with even Mo perhaps proper up there with the 2 of them. These three needs to be on this workforce.”
