Former Liverpool player John Barnes (1987-1997) named his world best XI without Cristiano Ronaldo but with the Senegalese Sadio Mané, current forward of the Reds .

John Barnes doesn’t follow the mass in his choice as far as actual football is concerned . Rare are those legends who can name their Best XI right now without including five time Ballon d’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo .

In a well composed system 4-3-3 , former Jamaica coach placed Sadio Mané as the left wing of his team next to Lewandowski and Léo Messi in front .

For him, “Cristiano Ronaldo is not the power he once was even if he is still an effective player” argued Liverpool legend reported by Mirror .

See what his team looks like :

Goalkeeper : Alisson Becker

Defenders : Trent Alexander-Arnold , Virgil Van Djik , Sergio Ramos , Alphonso Davies

Midfielders : N’golo Kanté , Frenkie De Jong , Kévin De Bruyne

Attackers : Lionel Messi , Robert Lewandowski , Sadio Mané