Best Right-footed XI vs Best Left-footed XI (2017): Who wins?

Midfielders

RM: Angel di Maria (Argentina, Paris St. Germain)

Angel Di Maria’s work-rate and incredible speed make him the ideal man to man the right flank in a 3-4-3. As he has shown at PSG (anyone remember that 4-0 hiding of Barcelona?), his torrid spell at Manchester United has had no effect on his pure match-winning abilities

CM: Blaise Matuidi (France, Paris St. Germain)

Blaise Matuidi is the epitome of a box-to-box midfielder and has shown his indispensable worth on many an occasion for both France and PSG. He is also the most defensively minded of our midfielders

CM: David Silva (Spain, Manchester City)

While Kevin de Bruyne has sidelined Silva at City this season, the little Spaniard’s class in undisputed. Possessed of a footballing brain that calculates angles at light speed and sees minute gaps where others see nothing, and a left foot that obeys that unique brain’s every command, he’s an incredible footballer to have on your side.

LM: Gareth Bale (Wales, Real Madrid)

The Welsh speedster started off life as left-back and while currently dominating football pitches further forward, for the sake of the team dynamics of this XI we are using his searing pace (probably the fastest on either side) and that thunderous left foot on the left side of the midfield 4.