Fantasy Football picks: Best of the top 6

Midfield:

Your midfield must contain two proven goal scorers if not more.

Focus on players who take free-kicks and penalties.

Pick between any one of Mata, Hazard & Bale and one of Cazorla, Walcott, Coutinho & Lampard.

One would be well advised to wait on the Bale saga, in case he decides to ply his trade on Spanish shores.

Steer clear of defensive midfielders no matter how big the name. You don’t want cards of any colour in your team.

Andre Schürrle could well be the surprise package here, but it remains to be seen what role he plays under Mourinho.

United’s new winger Wilfried Zaha has seen game time in pre-season and in the Community Shield, and it looks like he will start a few games. He could be the cheap acquisition if you have other big heavyweights and want someone to balance the books.

Manchester City’s new Spanish signing Jesus Navas could well be on top of the assists charts, so he could be an option for some Fantasy managers.

Cazorla and Walcott remain goal threats.

Verdict: Hazard, Bale, Coutinho, Holtby

Forwards:

Picking forwards is tricky as they are the most expensive and before you know it, your big money forward could be missing from 5 yards out.

Robin Van Persie is the top dog, finishing last season as the Golden Boot winner, and the Dutch forward’s prolific goal scoring justifies his price tag. However, if you don’t have enough in the bank to land Van Persie, there are other value-for-money forwards out there who could catch your eye.

Tottenham’s new signing Roberto Soldado comes with a reputation. Only two men have scored more goals than him in La Liga since 2009-10 and we all can guess who they are.Soldado could turn out to be the mid-priced forward you are looking for.

Picking Manchester City forwards is risky, as they could be victims of the rotation policy common in modern day squads. Jovetic, Negredo, Dzeko and Aguero ooze talent, but it remains to be seen which two (or three) feature more in Manuel Pellegrini’s plans.

Chelsea face a similar situation. Lukaku had a stellar last season with West Brom, and he will be looking to earn a regular starting place, staving off competition from Torres and Ba.Torres could see his game time significantly reduced with Chelsea being linked to old Mourinho favourite Samuel Eto’o.

Suarez could be an option once he completes his suspension period as Liverpool don’t look like they’re letting him go. Daniel Sturridge could well emerge as Liverpool’s goal scoring threat for the first part of the season.

Olivier Giroud & Lukas Podolski should have a better season this time around.

Verdict: Podolski, Soldado, Sturridge

There you have it – A squad from only the top 6 sides.

There were some tough choices to make, like leaving Van Persie, Cazorla, Aguero, Walcott, Lukaku, Vidic, Joe Hart and Cech out.

If you can make a better team using only the top 6 side players, feel free to share it in the comments section.