Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard names his best five teammates

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Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard (Picture: Getty) Steven Gerrard has named his best former England and Liverpool teammates who he would pick in two five-a-side teams. So much so that Gerrard instead opted to name two teams, one with just his former England teammates and another from his time at Liverpool.

Gerrard named Fernando Torres in his Liverpool five-a-side team (Picture: Getty) Opting not to select a goalkeeper, Gerrard began his Liverpool team with a defender, saying: ‘The best defender I played with for Liverpool would be Carragher or Hyypia. ‘All-round, if they were both in their prime, I’d say big Sammy Hyypia. Gerrard captained England at three major tournaments (Picture: Getty) ‘Defender, I’m going to respect you (Ferdinand) and John Terry and I’m not going to pick either of you because I think in terms of levels, you were both very different,’ he said. ‘I think your style and John’s style suited each other, and I’d say it’s probably difficult to split in terms of the level you both played – and that’s not me sitting on the fence. ‘I’m going to go with Ashley Cole, and the reason being is I would say that Ashley, in my opinion, was the best left-back in the world when we played with him.’ Completing his five-a-side team with his final three choices, Gerrard said: ‘Midfielders – definitely Scholesly.

Steven Gerrard's Liverpool five-a-side team Gerrard’s England team (Picture: buildlineup.com) Ashley Cole: The former Chelsea and Arsenal left-back made 107 appearances for England, the most of full-back. And I’d have to go with Wazza (Rooney).’ Delving into his selections further, Gerrard was keen to sing the praises of Paul Scholes and suggested the former Manchester United midfielder would ‘terrorise’ the Premier League if he were playing in the current era. ‘I think now, hands down, he [Scholes] would be the best midfielder in the Premier League,’ he said. ‘Scholesy, for me, was very much an in-possession controller of a midfield controller of a game, can switch the play, you get close and he could pop it round you, he can play the outside of his foot, score important goals, make the last pass. ‘My thing for me was can you get him on the other side of the game, can you take him the other way, can you get physical with him, he’ll get booked against you.