The Premier League returned with an enthralling weekend with many standout performers. But who will be in the Team of the Season come season’s end?
The Premier League sure knows how to make an entrance.
Arsenal and Leicester got the season started with a thrilling 4-3 win to Arsene Wenger’s side with late goals aplenty. The next day, Liverpool and Watford returned volley with a thrilling 3-3 match, punctuated with a 93rd minute equalizer. Both Manchester clubs got off the ground running while Chelsea finished their first game with nine men and a loss.
Last season, that same Chelsea side had four players in the Premier League Team of the Season. Tottenham also had four, while Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United each had one. All eleven have returned to the league this year.
The 2016/17 official PFA team in full: David de Gea, Kyle Walker, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Danny Rose, Sadio Mane, N’Golo Kante, Dele Alli, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane
But who will be in that team come this season’s end?
There are a plethora of stars in England’s top flight, the most lucrative in the world. As such, even mid-table clubs have some star power and as always, there is no such thing as an easy gameweek in the Prem.
Many players have a realistic route into the Premier League Team of the Season. Here’s our predictions.