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Published 20:44 13 Apr 2017 BST
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Carragher claims Beckham doesn't get the credit he deserves.
"People sometimes dismiss him as a player and don't put him in the category that I see him as a player," he said.
"I think his right foot was as good as anything we've seen in the Premier League"https://twitter.com/FantasyFC/status/852563417332420608 Carragher chose Pepe Reina to start in goal, saying his former Liverpool teammate was "by far" the best goalkeeper he played with at club level. At right back, Markus Babbel, the former German international, gets the nod ahead of Neville and Steve Finnan. Ashley Cole is selected at left-back.
In central defence, Carragher chose Sami Hyypia, calling the former defender "one of the greatest signings" for both Liverpool and the Premier League.
John Terry was selected alongside him. Carragher called the Chelsea captain the "best centre-back I think we've seen in the Premier League era."
In midfield, Carragher opted for Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard, with Beckham and J0hn Barnes on the wings.
Luis Suarez and Michael Owen start up front. Carragher said Suarez is probably the "best centre forward in the world" and selected Owen ahead of Fernando Torres because of his goals in the 2001 FA Cup final.
And because Torres left in Chelsea in 2011.
Here's Carragher's XI:

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