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John Barnes leaves out Cristiano Ronaldo but has enough room for FOUR Liverpool players AND Lionel Messi as he names his World XI

John Barnes has selected his world XI, making the controversial choice of omitting Cristiano Ronaldo.

The former Liverpool forward included four of Jurgen Klopp's world champions, selecting Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane instead of the Juventus superstar to partner Lionel Messi in a front three.

Barnes made 384 English top-flight appearances and flooded six players into his XI, with Reds keeper Alisson selected as the world's best between the sticks.

'Cristiano Ronaldo is still an effective player, but he is not the power that he once was,' Barnes told Bonus Code Bets while selecting his team.