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Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole goes through the best eleven players he played with during his career.

Former Manchester United, Newcastle and England striker Andy Cole gives us his #One2Eleven, and it's a special one...

Cole played with some legendary players in his time, winning five league titles and the Champions League with Sir Alex Ferguson's side, as well as tasting success with Newcastle at the start of his career.

Watch the video of Cole going through his #One2Eleven here

GOALKEEPER: PETER SCHMEICHEL

An unbelievable goalkeeper. He moaned for fun, but I think that was the thing that kept you going. He kept you going. He kept everyone on their toes and was a fantastic goalkeeper. I loved playing with him. A massive personality and it was good for the team.

Schmeichel cartwheels in celebration following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final

RIGHT-BACK: GARY NEVILLE

When you talk about work, work, work, making the best out of his ability then he is it. He was the mouthpiece of the dressing room, he moaned for the right reasons. I enjoyed his company, and he was fantastic as a pundit. I believe when he goes into management full time he will do a top job.

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LEFT-BACK: DENIS IRWIN

I don't know what I can say about him. He played right of left back and made it look so easy. Nobody ever went past him, I'd never look and think Denis has found it tough. He had it all in his locker.

CENTRE-BACK: JAAP STAM

When he first came to United we hadn't heard a lot about him but when he left we certainly did. He was a big miss for us. He had pace in abundance, was comfortable on the ball and was a very modest man. When he left we were all disappointed because we knew how good he was for us.

Jaap Stam lifts the FA Cup in 1999 on his way to a treble with Manchester United

CENTRE-BACK: SOL CAMPBELL

I played with Sol for England numerous times and we got on very, very well. He was difficult to play against, strong and pace in abundance. He wanted to defend. Always had a tough battle against him and then had a laugh and joke with him. Sol was one of the reasons I went to Portsmouth too.

RIGHT MIDFIELD: DAVID BECKHAM

I call him superstar, not David anymore. When Ferguson brought Nev, Becks, Scholes in, you could see how hard he worked in training. You would turn around and think wow, he works and works and works. To play with him was a great pleasure, and a good person off the pitch as well. The perception of him being bigger than football is wrong for me. He's grounded, and still the same person.

CENTRE MIDFIELD: ROY KEANE

What can I say. I didn't play with Bryan Robson, but I played with Roy. Unbelievable player. If he wasn't playing particularly well, the rest of the team wasn't either. When he was playing well, everyone had to play well. I loved playing with him, and what he brought to Manchester United, you had to step your game up.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom:  (FILES) Irish international footballer Roy Keane leaves the field after his Testimonial soccer match between Manchester United

CENTRE MIDFIELD: PAUL SCHOLES

He was a dream to play with. When I first went to United I played up front, and Scholes was dropping in the hole behind. When he went to central midfield, people said he couldn't play there. But he could play anywhere. I loved playing with him, he was a magician.

LEFT MIDFIELD: RYAN GIGGS

For any man to play in a team as long as he did, and to be a top winner, to then go to central midfield and make such a smooth transition, the way he used to control games. You would turn around and say to yourself that is unbelievable. He's a player you could learn a lot from.

STRIKER: DWIGHT YORKE

It was meant to be. At the time I was unsure of my future because there was talk of Patrick Kluivert coming in. Yorke arrived and played with Solskjaer, Sheringham, Giggs and Scholes up front, and then I finally got the chance to play with him at The Dell against Southampton, and from then it was poetry. It was special.

30 Apr 1996:  Gary Speed (left) of Leeds United holds back Peter Beardsley of Newcastle United

STRIKER: PETER BEARDSLEY

Wow. Unbelievable player. I learned so much off him at Newcastle, the way he played, gaining space by standing still, and he made my game so easy. All he wanted for me was to go to the next level, because he believed I could become a star. Fantastic.