With the 2017-18 Premier League season drawing to a close and with Manchester City all-but confirmed as the champions, the Team of the Season is set to be announced.
The Citizens were actually the pre-season favourites to win the title according to Paddy Power football bets and are set to live up to expectations as they hold a 16-point lead over Manchester United with seven games to go.
Whilst Pep Guardiola’s side have dominated the division there are players from outside the top club that will be make the FA’s team of top 11 players this season.
Here are the eleven players we believe deserve a place in the Premier League Team of the Season:
David de Gea
The Manchester United goalkeeper currently leads the race for the Golden Gloves award having kept 16 clean sheets so far this season. David de Gea has been a huge factor in a number of points Jose Mourinho’s side have collected with a number of stunning and important saves.
Kyle Walker
Manchester City have dominated possession in all of their games this season as they are racing away with the Premier League title. This has allowed big summer signing Kyle Walker to bomb forward with ease and he’s done it to good effect with six assists from right-back.
James Tarkowski
Many had Burnley down as relegation contender’s pre-season, yet here we are in April with the Lancashire side pushing for European football next season. They have one of the best defensive records in the division thanks to the likes of Nick Pope and Ben Mee, but we’re selecting James Tarkowski to our squad having earned his first England cap of late.
Jan Vertonghen
Tottenham Hotspur have done an excellent job in pushing for Champions League football next season. And despite a long-term injury to key centre-back Toby Alderweireld they still have an excellent defensive record. Jan Vertonghen has been a rock at the back for the North London club once again this campaign and rightfully gets called into our team.
Ashley Young
José Mourinho had plenty of options at left-back to start the season but ended up fixated on Ashley Young. The 32-year-old has largely been solid there with the occasional dip in performance. He’s also bombed forward to provide some excellent crosses on his right foot. The Manchester United man narrowly gets the nod ahead of Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso.
Mousa Dembélé
Mousa Dembélé has dominated numerous games in the heart of Tottenham’s midfield this season, helping Mauricio Pochettino’s side reach the Champions League knockout stages and put themselves in position for qualifying for the competition again next season. The Belgian midfielder got the nod over Fernandinho in our team.
Kevin De Bruyne
Despite a couple of quiet games towards the end of the season Kevin De Bruyne has been phenomenal in the Manchester City midfield this campaign. The Belgian playmaker currently leads the Premier League with 15 assists and has been a key part of the club’s success this season.
David Silva
Manchester City’s midfield has dominated the Premier League this season in terms of possession and creativity so don’t be surprised to see two of their stars make our Team of the Season. David Silva has had a couple of quiet games against the top teams but otherwise has torn defences apart with his immaculate passing ability.
Mohamed Salah
Our choice for the PFA Player of the Season, Mohamed Salah has shown Chelsea that they were wrong to sell the Egyptian after giving him little opportunity. Salah has come back to the Premier League and has really been the difference between Liverpool getting as far as they have in the Champions League and as high as they are in the table. On course for the Premier League Golden Boot with 29 goals.
Sergio Agüero
It was a close one between Sergio Agüero and Harry Kane to be our starting striker but we give the nod to the Argentine who’s close to averaging a goal a game in a team that has several goalscorers on it. City don’t always look as potent when Agüero isn’t playing.
Christian Eriksen
One of the stars this season has been Christian Eriksen out on the left wing for Tottenham in their 4-2-3-1 formation. The Dane is providing goals or assists almost every match and has been vital to the team performing as well as they have.
