Philippe Coutinho has played with some phenomenal players throughout his career.

This has seen Coutinho play with the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, stars who are all considered to be among the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots.

Liverpool were not blessed with the stars they have today when Countinho first arrived at Anfield and even towards the later stages of his career on Merseyside, the players such as Mohamed Salah had not yet become a superstar.

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This made Coutinho’s challenge of picking a five-a-side team an interesting one and the midfielder did opt for two former Liverpool teammates.



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Coutinho left Liverpool in 2018 to join Barcelona as part of a £105m deal, a transfer which changed the course of the Reds’ history with the players they brought in with that money – such as Virgil van Dijk and Alisson.

Many Liverpool fans view the sale of Coutinho as the best transfer business they have ever done, however, the Brazilian was loved whilst at Anfield and played with many great players on Merseyside.

When asked by Soccer Am to choose his best five-a-side team back in 2017, the midfielder left out Jamie Carragher but would include Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez.

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“Stevie G, that was easy,” Coutinho said when asked to pick one midfielder.

“He doesn’t miss if he has a chance… I have played with a lot (of good forward players) and I think he is the best one (in front of goal.)”

Salah is the notable name left out of Coutinho’s team but the duo would have only played together for half a season before the midfielder left Anfield.

Daniel Sturridge would have been a name the Brazilian may have considered including as the Englishman was on fire during his first two seasons at Anfield and formed a good relationship with Coutinho.

Roberto Firmino would have had a great chance of being included as the former Liverpool forward was a key part of Jurgen Klopp’s team when Coutinho was at Liverpool.