David Villa includes six former Barça teammates in his ideal side

The current New York City footballer David Villa was asked for his ideal eleven on 'Sky Sports', and gave his reasoning behind his choices for each player, all former teammates of his.

There are several Barça representatives in the line-up, which is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Pepe Reina

"I have played with very good goalkeepers (Iker Casillas, Victor Valdes, Santi Cañizares) but I choose Reina because he is one of the best keepers in the world. He is a very good friend of mine."

Left-back: Jordi Alba

"He is quick, a good defender and good in attack. He is one of the best in the world."

Right-back: Juanfran

"He is an offensive and defensive player, in recent years he has been one of the best full-backs in the world."

Centre-back: Diego Godin

"I have played with very good defenders but I will choose my ex-teammate Diego Godin. He is a very good central defender, with and without the ball, especially in attack."

Centre-back: Carles Puyol

"He is one of the best central defenders in the history of football, I played with him at Barça and with Spain."

Defensive midfielder: Sergio Busquets

"In his position, he is the best in the world."

Midfielder: Koke

"He has quality, I played with him when he was young and he has a great future."

Midfielder: Xavi

"It was a pleasure to play alongside him, he is one of the best in history in his position."

Left-sided forward: Andres Iniesta

"Obviously he scored the winning goal for Spain in the World Cup. He can play in many positions, in the centre of the pitch also but I pick him further forward."

Right-sided forward: David Silva

"My teammate at Valencia and with Spain. He is quality and he gave me many passes in my career."

Centre forward: Leo Messi

"In my opinion, he is the best player in the world."