MICHAEL OWEN has named a mouthwatering 5-a-side dream team including the “real Ronaldo” and Steven Gerrard.
The former England striker, 40, has picked his top five team-mates from his days at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Michael Owen has named his dream 5-a-side squad made of old team-mates
In goal, Owen plumped for former United pal Edwin van der Sar over David Seaman and Iker Casillas.
Speaking on the Savage Social podcast, Owen revealed: “In goal I would have to have Van Der Sar. He was absolutely brilliant.
“Iker Casillas was good at Real Madrid, David Seaman was very good when I first got into the England team.”
In defence, Owen opted for “Rolls-Royce” Rio Ferdinand over the likes of Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia and John Terry.
On his picks, he added: “It’s tricky, [I played with] plenty of good centre-halves.
“Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher were talented… John Terry was amazing.
“I think Rio Ferdinand was a Rolls-Royce – he’d probably be the defender.”
‘WHAT A PLAYER’
In midfield, Owen had some massive names to pick from – but opted for old Liverpool mucker Gerrard and Real team-mate Zinedine Zidane.
And up front, the former striker couldn’t resist picking the “real Ronaldo”, whom he played with at the Bernabeu.
Owen continued: “Gerrard gets in with Zidane as the midfielders and the real Ronaldo up front.
“I played with him towards the end of the career so he was physically struggling with his knees after surgery.
Michael Owen has picked the ‘real Ronaldo’ in his dream 5-a-side team
“But even though he had all those problems he was still Real Madrid’s centre forward. Still banging in the goals.
“His pace, his skill, that step over. I don’t care how many times he does it, you still fall for it every time. He can do three or four step overs at 100mph.
“But the best of him I can only watch on DVDs and clips, but what a player.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
