To be picked at any point by Pep Guardiola is an incredible achievement, but what about those who have been picked most often?
The Catalan established himself as one of the true greats of football management both in the last decade and at the beginning of the previous one, and since 2009 he's managed to pick up no less than eight top-flight league titles in Spain, Germany and England.
But what about the players who helped him along the way? Continuing our ultimate XI series, we take a look at Guardiola's most used players during his time in management, and come to see that consistency of selection has been one of the key element of his success.
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