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WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns on April 16, 2017 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns on April 16, 2017 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 16: Ander Herrera of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on April 16, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 16: Ander Herrera of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on April 16, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)

Central midfield: Ander Herrera, Manchester United

Ander Herrera has been a vital cog in the middle of the park for Jose Mourinho. His work-rate, tackling and interceptions have been phenomenal.

He’s the Spanish N’Golo Kante for Manchester United. Herrera displayed how much of a great player he was when he effectively marked Chelsea’s Eden Hazard out of the game in their recent 2-0 win over the Blues.

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He has become an excellent defensive midfielder since Jose Mourinho converted him into a deeper midfielder.

The Spaniard has a whoscored overall rating of 7.51 which is in the top 10.  While offensively he’s done an okay job with scoring 1 goal and making 5 assists it’s his defensive contributions that have stood out.

Herrera has made 2.9 tackles per game,  an amazing 3 interceptions per game, and 2 clearances per game.

His average of 3 interceptions per game is the Premier League’s second highest behind only Hull defender Curtis Davies.

He has also made a League second highest total of making 74.1 passes per game with an accuracy of 87.9%. So basically he passes often and he passes it well.

He should feel slightly unlucky that he was left out of the PFA team of the year.