DEFENDERS

John O’Shea (215), Rio Ferdinand (221), Sergio Ramos (339), Pepe (321), Marcelo (332)



Cristiano’s five-man defence comprises a mixture of former United and Real Madrid team-mates. During his time at Old Trafford, the attacker lined up with Rio Ferdinand more any other player, while, with 215 joint appearances, John O’Shea also makes the team. The ever-dependable Irishman could play in a host of positions, but will slot in at right-back in this side.



In the heart of defence, the accomplished Sergio Ramos was always going to be in this team, and, having shared a pitch with Ronaldo 339 times, he can boast the second-highest total on this list. Fellow centre-back Pepe is the only Portuguese representative in the XI and the pair both played in the final of Euro 2016, when Portugal beat France 1-0.



At left-back, Marcelo is the only non-European player in the side. The pair usually combined with devastating affect during their time at Real Madrid and jointly assisted each other on 33 occasions during their nine seasons together at the Santiago Bernabeu.