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Puyol is the greatest captain I've played with, says Sanchez ahead of Barcelona return

Alexis Sanchez says that former Barcelona defender Carlos Puyol is the best captain he has played under as he prepares to face his old side with Inter on Wednesday.

The Chilean played alongside Spain World Cup winner Puyol for three years between 2011-14 at Camp Nou, and the pair won the 2013 Liga title together.

He left to join Arsenal in 2014 before spending a dreadful 18 months at Manchester United where he was a shadow of the player he had been in north London.

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He scored on his debut for Inter as they beat Sampdoria 3-1 on Saturday – before later being sent off – and says he feels ready to return to his old club when the sides meet in the Champions League.