Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has failed to include a single teammate or even a Premier League player in his all-time best XI.
Gundogan has played with the likes of Yaya Toure, David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero while at City, but when asked by Sport Bild to name a team of the best players to play the game he chose other players.
In some positions, the likes of Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho are understandable, but City fans may feel that there was room for at least one of his teammates.
Explaining his choices, Gundogan started with former Galatasaray goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel, saying: “He was Brazil's national goalkeeper in the 1990s.
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