Liverpool’s brilliant South American and Chelsea ace among the best XI not to be selected for the 2014 World Cup

CM – Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool and Brazil

We haven’t quite left alone Luis Felipe Scolari’s squad just yet as the Portuguese boss appears to have his favourites and Coutinho does not feature in that.

Despite having a great year with the Reds in which they nearly won the Premier League title, the 21-year-old will have to watch the competition in his homeland from the sofa.