#2 Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea)
Rank - 8
Eden Hazard was once expected to take over the mantle from Messi and Ronaldo when they moved on. While that has not happened, the Belgian is still one of the best players in the Premier League and on his day, has the abilities to be the best in the world.
Hazard scored 17 goals from 51 games for Chelsea last season, winning the FA Cup. He finished third in the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Belgium in the summer. This season, the Belgian has already scored 8 goals from 16 games.
He received 119 points in the voting process of the 2018 Ballon d'Or, the second most among all the players from the Premier League, but finished 8th in the overall rankings.
#1 Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Rank - 6
The Egyptian was the Best Player in the Premier League last season and is the highest ranked Premier League footballer among the Ballon d'Or rankings.
Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot last season, scoring 32 goals from 36 games in the league. He took Liverpool to the final of the Champions League, scoring 10 goals from 13 games in the tournament. He also finished third in the race to the 2018 FIFA's Best Men Footballer of the Year.
The Egyptian might be having a tough time this season, but he has still managed to score 9 goals from 20 games in all competitions. Salah received 188 points in the Ballon d'Or voting process and finished 6th.