Liverpool-Manchester City League Cup final combined XI

By Tom Bogert | Feb 27, 2016

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 21: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool and Bacary Sagna of Manchester City compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14 : Carles Gil of Aston Villa and Mamadou Sakho of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park on February 14, 2016 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by James Baylis – AMA/ via Getty Images) /

CB Mamadou Sakho

Sakho bests Nic Otamendi to be Kompany’s partner in this fictional team. Sakho, like Kompany, is relied upon in Liverpool’s defesne. Especially when his center back partner is Kolo Toure.

Yeah, Martín Demichelis never had a chance of getting in this team.

The Frenchman will likely get first crack at forming a partnership with Joel Matip when he joins Liverpool from Schalke this summer.

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