Graeme Souness, an appearing equally combative in the television studio as a pundit post-retirement, had a glistening, trophy-filled career representing Liverpool in a golden period where the Merseyside club would win three European Cups.
The all-action Scottish midfielder – who became one of the first British players to feature in Serie A after a move to Sampdoria in 1984 – would excel in star-studded title-winning teams throughout his illustrious playing career, so, naturally, picking his team-mates’ XI for BBC Football proved challenging for the Scotsman.
Despite also representing Rangers, Sampdoria, Middlesbrough, and the Scottish national team, it was his Liverpool teammates, who, under the stewardship of Bob Paisley, would dominate domestic and European competitions throughout the late 70s and early 80s, that would take up most of the spaces in Souness’ team-mates XI.