Matip is significantly more talented than either Carra or Hyppia, and I don't think he's a worse defender than either (they'd be horribly exposed in this team, he wouldn't be in their teams, not at all). That said, reliability is so important and it's his inability to stretch games together that stops him being really up there with the best of the best. And it's a damn shame, because injuries aside he's excellent.
Not sure he's significantly more talented than Hyppia who was a fantastic player at his peak and a bit underrated in terms of his ability on the ball. Sami was also a great leader, which apart from being injury prone is probably the one attribute that Joel lacks compared with others in the list.
You could probably make a case for most others in the list not being able to play in the current team. Except for Virg obviously, maybe only Lawrenson and Hansen would have had the required pace, technical ability and tactical awareness to play in a Klopp team.
He is a much better player than Carra, but Carra's robustness was a definite plus. If Matip could have managed to stay fit for a reasonable length he'd be widely recognised as one of the best in the world over the last few years.
