Coral’s German XI plus subs from the Premier League era

Left back: Christian Ziege
Forward-thinking wing back Ziege gained 72 caps for Germany, and his first taste in the Premier League was with Middlesbrough back in 1999. He spent a season with Boro, and then Liverpool where he gained a cup treble, but is better known for his time with Tottenham.

Defensive midfield: Dietmar Hamann
Hamann is the only player in this team to have won a Champions League title with a Premier League club, as his Liverpool side famously did in 2005. He netted the first penalty in the shootout against AC Milan in the final.

Centre midfield: Michael Ballack
Unfortunately for English viewers, German great Ballack didn’t grace the Premier League until he was in his 30s, but he still managed four years at Chelsea, where he won the top flight title as well as three FA Cups.

Right wing: Andre Schurrle
World Cup-winner and attacker Schurrle was perhaps unlucky to be sold by the Blues, as he has a decent scoring record and got crucial goals for them. But after two terms he was signed by Wolfsburg.

Attacking midfield: Mesut Ozil
Ozil has had a mixed time since joining Arsenal from 2/1 Champions League chances Real Madrid. The skilful playmaker started well, but his form dipped although it now seems he is back to his best and his better displays have coincided with the Gunners’ terrific current run.

Left wing: Lukas Podolski
Capped 123 times by Die Mannschaft, Poland-born Podolski is one of four German players currently on Arsenal’s books, along with Serge Gnabry too, although he is on-loan at Inter Milan. He has an FA Cup to his name with the Gunners.

Striker: Jurgen Klinsmann
Despite only spending two seasons in the Premier League with Tottenham, current USA head coach Klinsmann is well-remembered during his time there. In his first spell for the north Londoners, he managed an incredible 30 goals across all competitions, a feat only matched since at Spurs by Harry Kane.

Subs:
GK: Eike Immel
DF: Markus Babbel
DF: Robert Huth
DF/MF: Emre Can
MF: Thomas Hitzlsperger
MF: Steffen Freund
ST: Uwe Rosler