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Players picked: Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Marcus Rashford, Daniel Sturridge
With Rooney deployed in an attacking midfield role, it gives room for two strikers to play up front. None are more deserving than Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy.
Both strikers had their own battle for the Golden Boot with the Spurs hitman taking it home with a haul of 25 goals. Vardy may have beaten him to the trophy if he had not been suspended for an additional game at the end of the season. But he will not be complaining about a return of 24 goals and a Premier League trophy to boot.
Vardy’s biggest assets are his extraordinary pace and ability to get into the right position at the right time, never giving defenders a moment of rest. He set a new Premier League record when he scored in 11 consecutive games early this season and has not looked back since.
Kane started slowly before picking up only in September. The 22-year-old is a fine finisher – both with his feet and his head. Beating the likes of Sergio Aguero to the Premier League Golden Boot in such a bizarre season is no joke and he has already scored four times for England in a fledgling international career.
Daniel Sturridge has shown promising signs of getting back to his best but it would be criminal to pick him over either Vardy or Kane based on their prolific form this season. Marcus Rashford is simply too young and inexperienced to get into the lineup and is a standby player on the fringes of the squad.
