THE Premier League Group of the 12 months has been introduced – and it contains some shock names.
WhoScored’s stats-backed XI options common excessive fliers comparable to Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
WhoScored’s Group of the 12 months included some shock names
But it surely additionally options the likes of Burnley’s James Tarkowski and Southampton’s Jannik Vestergaard, who’ve outperformed others of their place over the course of 2020.
In objective is Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez, 28, who has been a revelation throughout his 13 video games between the sticks for Dean Smith’s aspect.
Martinez spent the primary half of 2020 at Arsenal earlier than his transfer to Villa Park, the place he ended up enjoying a key function in final time period’s FA Cup win to land a mean rating of 6.99.
Manchester Metropolis’s Joao Cancelo, 26, is the decide of the bunch at right-back, having overcome a tough begin to life in England.
He noticed off competitors from Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea’s Reece James after changing into a mainstay in Pep Guardiola’s aspect with a rating of seven.33.
Burnley ace Tarkowski, 28, takes the primary centre-back spot with a 7.14 rating after one other rock-solid displaying beneath Sean Dyche.
Regardless of competing in the identical league as Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Chelsea’s Thiago Silva, Saints big Vestergaard, 28, additionally makes the aspect at centre-back with an similar 7.14 rating.
At left-back is Everton’s Lucas Digne, 27, who’s now extensively considered one of many league’s greatest defenders and has a 7.20 rating to indicate for it.
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On the correct of a four-man midfield is Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, 28, who scored 18 instances in his aspect’s title win final season to earn a 7.37 rating.
Man Metropolis’s Kevin De Bruyne, 29, is in at centre midfield with a 7.72 rating – the most effective in the complete XI.
And he’s joined within the coronary heart of the aspect by United talisman Fernandes, 26, who has been nothing in need of sensational with a 7.68 rating to show it.
In the meantime, Aston Villa and England ace Jack Grealish, 25, takes the left wing spot after a stellar 2020.
Up entrance is Liverpool celebrity Salah, 29, who has 13 objectives in simply 15 video games this time period and a rating of seven.37.
He’s partnered by Spurs ace Kane, who himself has 9 objectives and ten assists in as many matches with a rating of seven.64.
