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4. Mamadou Sakho, France

The Frenchman may not have showered himself in glory on Merseyside following his £18m switch from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, but national team manager Didier Deschamps is a big fan.

Deschamps preferred Sakho in the starting XI ahead of Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny and Eliaquim Mangala of FC Porto and the 23-year-old could well develop into a top-class defender if he can banish his erratic behaviour.