Steven Gerrard has sprung a surprise by naming Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham in his top five midfielders in the world right now.
The Aston Villa boss is regarded as one of the finest midfielders to have ever played the game, scoring 185 goals for Liverpool in 710 appearances along with 21 in 114 England caps.
Gerrard now welcomes his former club to Villa Park on Wednesday night and his former Three Lions team-mate Rio Ferdinand caught up with him beforehand to ask him some quick-fire questions.
The Aston Villa boss also included Mateo Kovacic (L) and heaped praise on Kevin De Bruyne (R)
And when asked by the former Manchester United defender for BT Sport to name his top five midfielders playing anywhere in the world right now, the Villa boss had a couple of shock inclusions.