Former Liverpool defender John-Arne Riise has picked his # one2eleven of stars he has played alongside throughout his career , on The Fantasy Football Club . It is no surprise that Riise 's team is dominated by Liverpool players past and present , as the left back played in the side that won the 2005 Champions League . But World Cup winner and Roma 's long-standing captain Francesco Totti gets a worthwhile mention with team-mate Daniele De Rossi , and Fulham 's Kieran Richardson also gets a look in too . Watch # one2eleven every Friday evening on The Fantasy Football Club , Sky Sports 1 or catch up On Demand . John-Arne Riise said his former Liverpool team-mate Pepe Reina ( centre ) was 'always trying to make jokes ' GOALKEEPER : Pepe Reina . 'He 's the funny one . He 's always trying to make jokes and has so much confidence in himself , which to be a goalkeeper you really need to have . ' RIGHT-BACK : Steve Finnan . 'The most calm person I 've ever seen ; never stressed . Not the most defensive right back but I really enjoyed playing with him and never seemed to make any big mistakes . ' The quartet of ( left to right ) Sami Hyypia , Jamie Carragher , Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard were all included . DEFENDER : Jamie Carragher . ' I remember one game against Blackburn [ in 2003 ] and he broke his leg . He did n't want to get carried off , he wanted to walk off . He wanted to carry on playing . He 's a proper , proper defender . He 's an easy choice . Best defender I 've ever played with . DEFENDER : Sami Hyypia . 'Great right foot . Great left foot . Good in the air because he 's 2 metres tall . Read the game perfectly . One of the nicest guys I 've ever met in football . ' Ex-Fulham team-mate Kieran Richardson took up a place as left back as Javier Mascherano also featured . LEFT BACK : Kieran Richardson . 'He was a machine . Very quick , strong , powerful , offensive , defensive . Even if you pass him he was so quick at turning he 'd catch you up again . He gave me a big fight [ for my position ] . ' DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD : Javier Mascherano . 'He 's a dog . I know the opposition hated playing him because he 's always on your toes and always tackling you . ' DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD : Daniele De Rossi . 'Sees openings and passes that maybe not many other players could see . He will go down as one of Roma 's greatest players . ' Riise ( second right ) described his 2005 Champions League winning skipper Gerrard as 'the perfect captain ' DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD : Xabi Alonso . 'Probably the pass master . Nobody can pass the ball like him . I remember on his debut at Anfield , it probably took him about 39 minutes before he misplaced a pass . Unbelievable player . ' MIDFIELD : Steven Gerrard . 'Best player I 've played with without a doubt . I 'm really privileged to have played with him because Stevie will go down as the greatest of all time . He 's an amazing person also and for me he was the perfect captain . ' Roma legend Francesco Totti ( left ) was one of three non-Liverpool players to be named in Riise 's dream team . STRIKER : Francesco Totti . 'The God of Rome . I 've never seen anything like it . As a football player he 's not quick and he 's 38-years old now but he has his technique and ambition , and a touch that 's God 's gift . ' STRIKER : Fernando Torres . 'He has got a bit of stick since he left Liverpool and still has to come back to his best form , but while I was there he was a scoring machine . I think the pressure was too much for him at Chelsea . I think it got to him a little bit and it was too much to handle . I think he 's back where he belongs [ at Atletico Madrid ] . '
21st - generation Riise named his squad one2eleven XI on The Fantasy Football Club on Sky Sports . Eight Liverpool players past and present make the roster in Riise 's team . Five of those players participate in their famous Champions League win in 2005 . Francesco ##lli and Daniele De Rossi also make the Norwegian 's XI .