William Saliba (Arsenal), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) and Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): Three exceptional centre-backs and leaders – it’s not necessarily about picking captains but figureheads from a defensive point of view. The team will only be as good as these three guys defend. Van Dijk obviously won the league, and signed a new Liverpool...
All of my midfielders scored but I’m not putting them in for their goals, I’m putting them in for their all-round play. Tomas Soucek (West Ham): Sometimes you watch games and guys just stand out on the pitch. Whenever you watch West Ham, Soucek is one of those guys who stands out. He has a...
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace): He came back into the Palace team and was excellent, strong and powerful against Bournemouth. When they went down to 10 men he was key in securing a clean sheet. William Saliba (Arsenal): There’s not much more we can say about him. Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 win at Ipswich and...
Sandro Tonali (Newcastle): Since he has come back from his ban, the Italian has been frightening. He has been looking like one of the best midfielders in European football. He has everything to his game – he can run, can score, can tackle and his run and finish for the goal was excellent against Manchester...
Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa): He’s become undroppable for Villa, excellent. He had a year last year where you thought maybe they needed to move on and get someone better, but this year he’s gone from strength to strength and has become a key component. Him and Boubacar Kamara, who was rested at the weekend, have...
Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa): He has grown from strength to strength and become one of the best centre-backs in English football. This is really hard to say because I am a Birmingham fan and he is a Villa player, but he has been exceptional. Murillo (Nottingham Forest): He was a monster for Nottingham Forest, an...