5 of the best squad players of all time 

#2 Marco Asensio (Real Madrid 2016-17)

The young Mallorcan was in his element for Los Merengues

Real Madrid's Spanish attacking midfielder Marco Ascensio was regarded as one of their best signings in recent years since he was signed in 2014 and after spending two seasons on loan at Mallorca and Espanyol, he returned to the club at the beginning of the 2016-17 season.

During Real Madrid's double-winning season, Asensio proved to be a vital member of the squad and stepped up whenever he was called upon by manager Zinedine Zidane. In total, Ascensio played in 38 games across all competitions for the Spanish giants and scored 10 goals in total.

His outstanding skills as a midfielder and the ability to score crucial goals turned many a game in favour of Real Madrid as they completed a feat that had surprisingly eluded them given their glorious history.

In the Champions League, he played 8 out of the 13 games and scored thrice to provide an excellent attacking alternative for the team.

In the league, his returns were far more modest in the 23 games as he scored only thrice. However, there is no doubt that as far as squad players go, there have been very few players better than him.