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Former Liverpool striker Fabio Borini has selected the best player he has ever played with – and his answer may surprise Reds fans.

The Italian could have chosen from an impressive list of former teammates. He played with Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho at Liverpool, Francesco Totti at Roma, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard at Chelsea.

Instead, though, the 24-year-old chose ex-Liverpool colleague Mario Balotelli as the best he has played with, ahead of fellow Italy star Andrea Pirlo.

Borini joined Sunderland in an £8m deal last month, and his answer was recorded in a quickfire Q&A with the Black Cats' official website.

Asked to name his best ever teammate, he said: “The best player I think, potentially, is Balotelli. And Pirlo as well.”

The frontman also reveals that Raheem Sterling is the fastest player he has played alongside, with Totti taking the “honour” of slowest player. Revelations galore, I'm sure you'll agree.