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#3 Midfielders
NORTH
Right Midfield
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
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Starting our midfield four off, on the right is Mohamed Salah. With 24 goals in the league this season, picking Salah is a no-brainer. Many doubted him when he came back to the league after a previously failed stint at Chelsea, but Salah has proven them all wrong and is now one of, if not the best player in the league.
His electric pace, insane close control and unreal finishing ability makes Salah one of the most dangerous players in the world.
Although in real life he operates on the right of a 4-3-3 he will be deployed on the right of a 4-2-2 in this team, but should still be able to be a potent goal threat.
Central Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
Wilfred Ndidi has been one of Leicester’s stars since joining the club a year ago. Seen as N'Golo Kante’s replacement 6 months after he left, the 21-year-old obviously hasn't hit the heights Kante did during his time at the King Power, but he hasn't disappointed either.
Ndidi is a hard tackling, no-nonsense midfielder whose primary goal is to screen the back four. With an impressive year so far in English football to his name and with the rest of this season still to go Ndidi will most likely be included in Nigeria's World Cup squad which could be the platform he needs to get recognized by bigger clubs.
In this team he’ll be the rock in front of the back four, tasked with winning the ball back and playing it to the main attacking talents.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
If Salah doesn't win the PFA Player of The year then Kevin De Bruyne will. De Bruyne has so far scored 7 goals and made 14 assists, as he spearheads Manchester City to a historic title win.
De Bruyne is arguably the best midfielder in the world this season, adapting to the deeper position Pep Guardiola has deployed him in with ease. Nothing more can be said about the brilliant Belgian. He is a world class player who would walk into any team in the world.
In this team he will operate alongside Ndidi, this will allow him the freedom he thrives in. I’ve decided to give De Bruyne the captaincy.
Left Midfield
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
One of the league's most improved players this season is Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling. This season he has upped his game a level, especially his finishing. Previously Sterling was seen as a poor finisher who always squandered the simplest of chances, but this season he hasn't let those chances pass him by.
This campaign he has registered 15 goals, the fourth best in the league, and 6 assists. His previous best tally was in the 2013-14 season with Liverpool when he recorded 9 goals and 5 assists. Clearly, his end product is improving and with Guardiola’s side getting better we can safely say Sterling will follow suit as he enters the prime of his career.
He has been played on the right this season, Sterling will have to make do with a role on the left of midfield and let Salah operate on the right of midfield instead.
SOUTH
Defensive Midfielders
Mario Lemina (Southampton)
Mario Lemina moved to the South coast of England in the summer from Italian champions Juventus. In search of first team football, Lemina came to Southampton to restart his career and he hasn't disappointed.
Southampton's best player, Lemina has excelled in England. A defensive midfielder by trait, the 24 year old isn't afraid to take the ball forward and run at defences with his great dribbling ability and close control.
Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford)
Having gone out on loan last season to Spanish side Granada, this is Abdoulaye Doucouré’s first year playing in England. Doucouré has made the most of the little time he’s been in the Premier League scoring 7 goals and creating two others as he continues to impress many who didn't even know who he was back in August.
Doucouré has been Watford's best player this season and it's easy to see why because he dominates and controls the midfield with ease. Rumours have already begun to surface of a move away from Watford to the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool.
Right Midfield
Marko Arnautovic (West Ham)
After a slow start to life in London when Marko Arnautovic failed to register a single goal or assist in the first 15 games of the season, the 28-year-old has since scored 7 and assisted 3 in the last 13.
A man reborn under David Moyes, Arnautovic is playing his best football since coming to England in 2013 when he joined Stoke. He is a massive threat on the pitch and will be the main reason West Ham stay up if they do.
Although he has operated mostly as a striker this season, in this team Arnautovic will be on the right of midfield where he has previously played.
Attacking Midfield
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur)
Christian Eriksen is one of the best playmakers in the world. With 7 goals and 7 assists this season, the Danish international continues to tear defenses apart with his eye through the needle passes, thunderous long shots and pinpoint freekicks.
At 26 Eriksen is entering the best years of his career and will be crucial if Spurs are to win any silverware in the near future, but they better do it quickly because Europes top sides are sure to come knocking soon.
Left Midfield
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Eden Hazard is in my opinion one of the top 3 players in the league. He is a world class talent and would walk into any team in the world. With 11 goals and 3 assists so far this season, Hazard could better his best ever goals tally in England, which was 14 goals and 9 assist in the 2014-15 season.
Just like fellow Chelsea and Belgian teammate Courtois, Hazard is also linked with a summer move to Real Madrid and he wouldn't look out of place plying his trade in one of the best sides in the world.
With Álvaro Morata not living up to expectations since he moved to Chelsea, Hazard has been tasked with picking up the slack, playing the majority of his games centrally, whether it be upfront or in midfield. But just like Arnautovic, Hazard will be shifted out wide in this team.
