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There’s an unexpected name in Jonjo Shelvey’s Fantasy Football Club lineup

Published 12:01 12 Mar 2016 GMT

Updated 12:22 12 Mar 2016 GMT

Simon Lloyd
There’s an unexpected name in Jonjo Shelvey’s Fantasy Football Club lineup

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Sky's Fantasy Football Club's One2Eleven feature is quite a straightforward concept.

A footballer, retired or still playing, selects his perfect starting eleven, comprising purely of players they have played alongside at some point in their careers. This week, it's been the turn of Newcastle United midfielder, Jonjo Shelvey. His selection is mainly made up of former Liverpool teammates, with Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea) and Wayne Rooney (England) also featuring. While Liverpool fans might raise their eyebrows at the sight of Jose Enrique and Alberto Aquilani (especially seeing as Jamie Carragher misses out), his choice of right back is perhaps the biggest surprise. Shelvey has opted for Charlton Athletic's Chris Solly to fill the right back berth. https://twitter.com/benhunt93_/status/708362802822569986 However, it seems that Solly approves... https://twitter.com/cjsolly/status/708419940093714433

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There's an unexpected name in Jonjo Shelvey's Fantasy Football Club lineup