When Steve McManaman was asked to name a combined Liverpool and Real Madrid XI ahead of Saturday's Champions League final in Paris, he could be forgiven for having divided loyalties.
The 90s winger, nicknamed 'Shaggy', worked his way through the Melwood youth ranks and broke into the Liverpool first team before winning the FA Cup under Greame Souness in 1992 and going on to star with two goals in the 1995 League Cup final. But his greatest achievement undoubtedly arrived in the white of Real Madrid in 2000, scoring a stunning volley against Valencia in a 3-0 win for Los Blancos - a match that was also held in the Stade de France.
McManaman would go on to achieve further Champions League success with Madrid, winning the 2002 final against Bayer Leverkusen. But his Spanish glory years appear to have had no influence on his combined XI ahead of this evening's European showdown between the two modern squads, selecting no fewer than NINE Liverpool players.
