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Yaya Toure Says Rafael Marquez Was '10 Times Better' Than Gerard Pique

Rafael Marquez holds high status among the great Barcelona defenders, so much so that former Blaugrana team-mate Yaya Toure says the Mexico legend was "10 times better" than incumbent stalwart Gerard Pique.

Toure appeared on Sky Sports Monday Night Football (h/t Marca) and named Marquez in his all-time XI, explaining why he preferred the seven-year Camp Nou veteran to Pique, another of his former team-mates in Catalonia:

"He's one of the toughest defenders I know. But having not played in England, people don't remember him.

"Go on YouTube and watch him play, he was ten times better than Pique.