FC Barcelona take on LA Galaxy on Wednesday morning (05.00h CET), a team who can now call on the services of former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard.

Speaking to Barcelona's official website, Gerrard has labelled Luis Enrique's side the best in the world at the moment.

"I think they are a fantastic club, a huge institution in football and very successful," the ex-England captain said.

"They are European Champions and they are probably the best team on the planet at the moment.

"They have world class players and probably the most dangerous strike force out there and a wonderful manager who is doing well.

"I see a bright future for Barcelona and it’s a pleasure and an honour for us to test ourselves against them in a pre-season game," he added.

Gerrard played alongside Javier Mascherano and Luis Suarez at Liverpool.

He joked about not looking forward to facing the Uruguayan on the pitch.

"I don’t think anyone ever looks forward to playing against Luis Suarez, he is a fantastic talent and a very dangerous player," he continued.

"He is a good friend of mine, someone I enjoyed playing with and the same for Mascherano."

On the Barça midfielder, Gerrard added: "He’s a little warrior, a top player who has done unbelievably well at Barcelona."

Mascherano, though, due to his Copa America participation, will not be involved against LA Galaxy.