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Central Midfield: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Kevin De Bruyne's start to the season was so incredibly good, that the PFA Player of the Year trophy seemed to already have his name engraved on it. Unfortunately for him, a slight dip towards the end of the season and a magnificent Mohamed Salah made him miss out on the accolade.
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The Belgian midfielder is the centre-piece of Manchester City's free-flowing attack and an indispensable player in Pep Guardiola's line-up. The mastermind finished the season as the Premier League's assist king, setting up 16 goals while adding 8 of his own.
He also boasts the second highest whoscored.com rating of all Premier League players, averaging a 7.80 rating per match, only 0.01 less than his teammate Sergio Agüero.
Arguably even more impressive than his statistics are the playmaker's abilities to elevate his teammates' performances. The Belgian's link-up play is second to none, enabling players like Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane to take their game to the next level.
The most notable part of City's attack this season was that when one player was missing, the next one could step up and perform at a similar level. However, when De Bruyne was absent the whole attack seemed to suffer.
While he missed out on being the PFA Player of the Year, De Bruyne was one of the first names on the team-sheet for our European Team of the Season and it most probably won't be his last call-up.
Honourable Mention: Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
One of the very rare positions where the strength of league became a factor, Dybala's impact at Juventus has been similar to De Bruyne's at Manchester City.
While Dybala's specializes more in scoring the goals himself, it is also De Bruyne's undeniable ability to make his entire team play better, that gives him the edge over the Argentine.
