The rules are simple: you can pick any footballer, from any era, to comprise the team, and in the formation of your choosing.

The best thing about these teams is they are subjective. There can't be a right or wrong answer.

It could be a player they idolised growing up or a team-mate they played with during their career. It is all about personal preference.

So here is Kiernan talking us through his...

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas

He was the first goalkeeper I really looked at growing up. He was small for a keeper, but he had everything — I just thought, 'he’s top.' He really stood out for me as a kid.

Left-back: Kal Naismith

He’s one of my best mates now, after I played with him on loan at Luton. He is a really good player, and I loved playing with him on the pitch and we got on really well off it. He’ll be buzzing I’ve put him in — but it’s genuine. He deserves it.

Centre-back: Rio Ferdinand

I loved seeing clips of Rio Ferdinand growing up. I supported Manchester United when I was a really young kid and Rio was one of those my family would always talk about. I really appreciated him as a player growing up.

Centre-back: Virgil van Dijk

Having played against him, I appreciate how good he is and what he’s done for Liverpool. For me, he’s one of the all-time greats.

Right-back: Ricardo Pereira

I played with him at Leicester and he is an unbelievable right-back. He could play in loads of different positions and I always loved watching him play. I always say him when people ask who was the favourite players I played with at Leicester.

Central midfielder: Paul Scholes

He was my idol growing up. He is probably my favourite ever player. As a kid I drew some similarities with him. I was small, a bit weak and not the quickest so I appreciated how good he was without having all those physical attributes other players might have had. Then when I started understanding the game more, I realised how good he really was. When you hear top players saying he was the best they played against, that’s the highest compliment you can get, receiving compliments like that from top players who have played the game.

Central midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne

He’s probably my second favourite ever player. An absolute legend of the game and a massive miss to the Premier League. The things he does — the passes, the consistency — I play a similar sort of position and I know how hard that is and how hard it is to do that consistently.

Central midfielder: Elliot Lee

He’s a good mate of mine and he’s doing brilliantly at Wrexham. He's a very good No.10 - scores goals, works hard and is a great person. He’s had three promotions with the same club, from the National League to the Championship. You have to respect that because it is not easy. I loved playing with him and he is a good friend of mine now.

Right wing: Lionel Messi

He has to be in the team. I think he’s the greatest player of all time. It would be wrong not to have him in my all-time XI. I’ll have him cutting in from the right on his left foot.

Striker: Jamie Vardy

What he’s done in his career speaks for itself. It was a pleasure to share the pitch with him and I would say he’s Leicester City’s best ever player.

Left wing: Wayne Rooney

He was one of those players that just made me fall in love with football. Watching him as a kid, I just dreamed of doing what he did. He had that effect on me growing up.

And final thoughts, who would be your captain? And any honourable mentions?

I’ll give the captaincy to Kal Naismith — I think he’d be a good one — and I’ve got to give an honourable mention to George Thomas. We came through together and he was the first person I had a real partnership with. He helped me progress as a player and we are still great mates today. He’s not in the starting XI, but he’d be a brilliant super sub for the last ten minutes!

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