Three former Manchester United players are among the players in Cristiano Ronaldo's best XI, which he has selected from among his current and former teammates.
Throughout his 21-year career at the top of the sport, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has teamed up with some of football's all-time greats.
In collaboration with Goal Arabia, the 38-year-old forward recently named a starting XI composed of his best teammates and the side might raise a few eyebrows.
Unsurprisingly, there are no players from Ronaldo's current team Al-Nassr, nor his boyhood club Sporting Lisbon, but he has also not included any of his fellow Portuguese stars, not even those with which he won Euro 2016.
Instead, he has stuck purely to teammates from his spells at United, Real Madrid and Juventus, with legendary Los Blancos goalkeeper Iker Casillas in-between the sticks
Fellow Real legends Sergio Ramos and Marcelo are at full-back, with United's Rio Ferdinand partnering Giorgio Chiellini at the heart of the defence, with the latter being the sole Juventus star in the XI.
In midfield, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, who still play for Real today, line-up alongside United legend Paul Scholes.
Ronaldo played among some of United's greatest of all-time including Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand (Photo: Getty)
Ronaldo formed the famous 'BBC' forward line at Real alongside Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema and he has included the pair alongside the Red Devils' all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
It is a formidable team that few would be able to argue against based on their ability on the pitch though the inclusion of Rooney may have surprised some given his war of words with Ronaldo earlier this season.
Back in November, Ronaldo had his infamous interview with Piers Morgan where he lashed out at United's manager Erik ten Hag, his then teammates, the club's owners and his former teammates who had criticised him.
Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo were a deadly duo at Man Utd (Photo: Getty)
'I don't know why he [Rooney] criticizes me so brutally,' the Portuguese superstar remarked. Probably because I'm still playing at a high level while he finished his career.
'I'm not going to say that I'm looking better than him. Which is true…'
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