Football: Ranking the 10 best wingers in the world last season

Neymar
Neymar

#4 Mohamed Salah

Salah is a vital part of the Liverpool team that could finally win the EPL after 29 years.
Salah is a vital part of the Liverpool team that could finally win the EPL after 29 years.

Salah has also dropped a few ranks from last season, but still, the Egyptian has been performing brilliantly for Liverpool, and the 26-year-old remains integral to Liverpool's title challenge this year.

Playing as a right winger, Salah has been tormenting defenses with his pace. He is a kind of player who loves to make runs in behind the defense and his dribbling ability is fantastic as well. The 26-year-old has a tendency to find himself in goalscoring positions and he has been doing it this year as well, but his finishing has let him down this season.

The right winger has scored a total of 20 goals this year and made a further 8. The Egyptian remains vital to Liverpool's dream of winning the Premier League title after 29 years.


#3 Sadio Mane

Mane's consistency on the pitch has pushed Liverpool to the top of the table.
Mane's consistency on the pitch has pushed Liverpool to the top of the table.

Mane has stepped up for Liverpool this season and he has been the most consistent performer of that famed Liverpool front three. His recent performance against Bayern Munich received a lot of plaudits and rightly so.

Mane can operate both on the left and the right and is a kind of player who is blessed with incredible pace. The Senegalese has added the only thing missing to his game this season, that is scoring goals. He has been Liverpool's best player this season and if his current form is something to go with, Mane will definitely climb up this list come the end of the season.

The 26-year-old has scored a total of 20 goals this season and made a further 1. The only reason he is above Salah and Neymar is the fact that the Senegalese has scored many match-winning goals for the Reds this season.

#2 Eden Hazard

Hazard has been unstoppable with Sarriball in play.
Hazard has been unstoppable with Sarriball in play.

Eden Hazard has been playing some scintillating stuff for Chelsea this season and he has sometimes looked unstoppable in the Maurizio Sarri's system at Chelsea. The 28-year-old is at the peak of his powers right now and that is why Real Madrid are interested in his services.

Hazard has primarily played two positions this season, that is the left wing and the false-nine. Hazard's technical ability is up there with the very best and his low center of gravity permits him to maintain possession in tricky situations. The Belgian has seen his form drop a bit in the last couple of months, but the numbers he has produced this season are absolutely fantastic.

The 28-year-old has scored a total of 16 goals this season and made a further 11. The Belgian is constantly linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, but only time will tell if he moves away from Chelsea.


#1 Raheem Sterling

Sterling has worked tirelessly season long and deserves to be at the top.
Sterling has worked tirelessly season long and deserves to be at the top.

Raheem Sterling this season has established himself as one of the very best in the world. The Englishman is criticized for all the things he does off the football field and he is never appreciated enough for the things he has done on the field for Manchester City.

Operating both on the right and left wing, Sterling has ripped through defenses on his own. The Englishman's dribbling ability is up there with the very best and his clever movement off the ball makes him a greater threat. Raheem as added goals to his game this season and his finishing has improved drastically from last season.

The 24-year-old has scored a total of 19 goals this season and made a further 13. The Englishman has worked tirelessly this season and it's time that the pundits recognize his efforts.

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