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The Manchester United duo do not get the nod, but Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes are in, alongside the former Juventus man, the Netherlands forward and team-mate Patrick Kluivert


Edwin van der Sar has named a six-a-side team of players he has played alongside... and there is no room for Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo.

The goalkeeper, who reluctantly included himself in the team, is Netherlands most-capped player of all time and spent a club career at Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United.

Van der Sar has played alongside the likes of De Boer brothers Frank and Ronald, Edgar Davids, Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet, Ryan Giggs - but none of these men have made the cut.

After picking Rio Ferdinand with little hesitation, Van der Sar told the Oxford Union: "Midfield is difficult. I've had the opportunities with [Zinedine] Zidane, Paul Scholes, Del Piero, Frank Rijkaard."

He continued: "Up front there's Patrick Kluivert, Rooney, Ronaldo – at my time was more playing like a right winger.

"He was good, you could still reach him. You could still make sure that he did whatever you wanted him to do. You’d clap him for running back!

"But I've got to pick a Dutch player so I'll have Patrick Kluivert. He did not get everything out of his career, but in essence he was a great striker.

"Then there's Marco van Basten. But I only played against him so I'll go Dennis Bergkamp. I think he’s very appreciated here, especially in London."

- Goal

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