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#2 Mohamed Salah
How unfortunate for Salah, eh? After having arguably the greatest debut season in the Premier League era - he scored 32 goals in 36 league games, and a superb 11 in 15 Champions League appearances.
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With a left foot to die for, and a new-found ruthlessness in front of goal (no way Roma would have let him go for 35 million if he had been finishing like this for them), Salah has transformed Liverpool from simple entertainers to actual contenders for the main trophies in the game.
His impact for Egypt, meanwhile, is even more profound. Having guided them to their first World Cup in 28 years, the hopes and prayers of a nation rest on his shoulders. If he can guide Egypt to the knock-out stages of the World Cup, he'll a real claim to the no. 1 spot.
