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Markus Babbel's #One2Eleven, featuring Steven Gerrard, Oliver Kahn and Jamie Carragher

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Former Liverpool and Germany defender Markus Babbel reveals the best 11 players he played with throughout his career

Former Liverpool and Germany defender Markus Babbel has selected an impressive #One2Eleven.

Babbel started his career at Bayern Munich, and then returned to the club after two years at Hamburg.

The defender then joined Liverpool in 2000 - where a four-year spell included a season on loan at Blackburn - before finishing his career at Stuttgart.

And having also made 51 appearances for Germany, the current FC Luzern man has played alongside a host of world-class players.

Here's a look at his #One2Eleven...

Goalkeeper - Oliver Kahn

The best goalkeeper I've ever met. He was outstanding - a top professional. If he was in goal you always knew you could make mistakes, because he was there to save you.

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It was great for me to be able to play with a player like him.

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Sweeper - Lothar Matthaus

He was the best player I've ever met. I never saw a player like him. He could read this game unbelievably.

Technically, dynamically, he was outstanding.

Central defence - Sami Hyypia

A great defender who was fantastic in the air. Strong in the challenges and a really nice guy too.

Like Khan, he wants to win every game and would get made if the team conceded a goal. It's not a surprise he won the Champions League with Liverpool.

Central defence - Jamie Carragher

Jamie was the biggest surprise for me. I saw him when he was a young player, but he improved so quickly.

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 20:  Jamie Carragher of Liverpool celebrates at the final whistle during the Barclays Premier League match between Ever

His mentality was unbelievable, he fights 90 minutes, 120 minutes, it doesn't matter how long it is.

He wasn't the best footballer, but his mentality would match so many strikers.

Right back - Phillipp Lahm

A fantastic player. Very skilful and technically perfect. He was such an important player for the national side and also Bayern Munich after. He had a fantastic career.

Left back - Bixente Lizarazu

What a defender. I remember one game in the Champions League semi-final versus Barcelona when he had to play against Luis Figo, and he damaged him.

Fantastic defender, and really strong, even though he wasn't the biggest.

Midfield - Steven Gerrard

What a player. I met him when he was 19 and we had heard things about this biggest talent, but then I saw him and wow, fantastic.

He was strong, quick and could score from 20/30 yards away. His style of football was hard, it was not good for his body, but he learnt quickly and I'm proud to have played alongside him.

Steven Gerrard

Midfield - Stefan Effenberg

One of the best leaders I've ever met. He wasn't a player who played 10 or 20 outstanding games, but he was always there, helping you on the pitch.

He would be angry with you if you made mistakes but he knew when to clap you and help you out.

Attacking midfield - Mehmet Scholl

One of the biggest talents I met, but he was not the braveheart. He was technically perfect with both feet, but if you kick him a little then you wouldn't see him anymore. That was the only problem, but as a footballer he was really, really good.

Striker - Michael Owen

He's not the biggest or strongest, but he was so fast and scored so many important goals. He's not a striker scoring when it's 3 or 4-0. The big games he was there.

Michael Owen broke into the Liverpool side as a 17-year-old in 1997

The FA Cup final against Arsenal (in 2001) was unbelievable. I think it was the 82nd minute - I was so tired, it was so hot and then I thought it was going to extra time (at 1-1). But we cleared a corner and he was one-on-one and scored our second. This feeling was fantastic.

Striker - Mario Gomez

I had the luck to play with him and train him too as a manager. He's scoring in every league he plays in. This is why Gomez is so important for every single team.

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