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Mario Balotelli leaves Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo out of his ultimate starting XI but includes former team-mates Yaya Toure and Steven Gerrard

Mario Balotelli has elected to leave Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo out of his ultimate starting XI.

During a discussion with Thierry Henry on Puma Football's Instagram page Balotelli was asked to name his best team.

Two of Balotelli's former team-mates in the Premier League were included, with Yaya Toure having played with the striker at Manchester City, while Steven Gerrard was with him at Liverpool.

Mario Balotelli has left Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo out of his ultimate team
Balotelli, who plays for Adana Demirspor, named a team with a strong Italian influence

However, there was no place for Ronaldo, despite the Portugal international having scored a remarkable 688 goals in 917 games.