When I arrived at Barcelona he was my partner on the right wing and we struck up a great relationship. Dani is one of my best friends in football as well, so it would be fantastic to have him in the team.

Playing the famous Messi-Suárez-Neymar Jr trio up front is pretty much a guarantee of goals, so Neymar Jr’s remaining two slots go to a couple of extremely versatile defenders. The first is Thiago Silva, who made his name as a commanding center-back with an unmatched ability to read the game over three seasons at AC Milan before moving to Paris St-Germain.

Luis is a great player and should’ve been on the podium for the Ballon d’Or as well. With Luis and Leo [Messi], the secret is that we enjoy playing together and we try to play well and have fun at the same time.

Right from the start, Messi helped me a lot at Barcelona, both on and off the field. We have a great relationship and I want to continue playing and getting better alongside him. He’s the best player in the world.