Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
...and here it is: My Premier League pick for 2020-21
EDERSON Just edges out Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa, who has also been outstanding. But Ederson has the distribution of an American football quarterback.
CANCELO A revelation at right-back or in midfield. Another £60million well spent by City.
RUBEN DIAS Another Portuguese diamond in Pep Guardiola’s treasure chest at the Etihad.
JOHN STONES So pleased to see him back on top of his game. At 26, he was too good to wither on the vine.
LUKE SHAW He’s created more chances from leftback than anyone else in the country. Like Stones, back to his best.
ILKAY GUNDOGAN No centre-forward? No problem – 16 goals in 34 games from midfield will do nicely.
YOURI TIELEMANS He was Brendan Rodgers’ first signing at Leicester – and he is the man who makes them tick.
PHIL FODEN You could play him anywhere, but my preference is the right side of three forwards behind a lone striker.
BRUNO FERNANDES
When the chemistry is right at Manchester United, he’s at the centre of it.
JACK GREALISH For a single player’s impact on a team, Grealish has no equal. I just wonder how much longer Aston Villa can hang on to him. HARRY KANE Some people thought he would struggle to score goals in a Jose Mourinho team. Well, 27 goals and 16 assists in all competitions – more than any other Premier
League player
– this year says they were wrong.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
go to Raphinha, Ezri Konsa, Michael Keane, Lewis Dunk, Ollie Watkins and Dominic Calvert-lewin, who have all
CANCELO
EDERSON STONES
TIELEMANS
FODEN made a big impression this season. And, just to show I’m not ruling Liverpool out of every calculation, Mo Salah gets one as well – he is, after all, the
Premier League’s joint top-scorer!
FERNANDES
GUNDOGAN
KANE
DIAS