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Liverpool great Carragher selects best GB and Irish from the Premier League

Jamie Carragher named his best squad of British and Irish players to have played in the Premier League.

The former Liverpool defender put forward a 4-4-2 formation consisting of players from Great Britain and Ireland, including just two of his former teammates in Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler.

Carragher and Gary Neville went up against each other with the former's 'local' team and the latter's 'Rest of the World' team on Sky Sports' 'Monday Night Football'.

Carragher's UK & Ireland team

Goalkeeper

David Seaman (Arsenal)

Defenders

Gary Neville (Manchester United) Tony Adams (Arsenal) John Terry (Chelsea) Ashley Cole (Arsenal, Chelsea)

Midfielders

David Beckham (Manchester United) Roy Keane (Manchester United) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

Forwards

Wayne Rooney (Everton, Manchester United) Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United)

Substitutes

Joe Hart (Man City), Denis Irwin (Man Utd), Rio Ferdinand (Leeds Utd, Man Utd, QPR), Paul Scholes (Man Utd), Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea, Man City), Gareth Bale (Tottenham), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds Utd, Man City)

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