Premier League mid-season Best XI 

Alisson celebrates a goal against Manchester United at Anfield
Alisson celebrates a goal against Manchester United at Anfield

RW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Salah has shown no signs of slowing down this season
Salah has shown no signs of slowing down this season

Salah has, at times this season, played as a lone striker in Klopp's 4-2-3-1 system, but he still remains one of the best wingers in the Premier League.

A slow start to the campaign led some fans to dub him a 'one season wonder'. However, a hat-trick against high flying Bournemouth and his subsequent return to goalscoring form have dispelled any lingering notions of his 32 goal haul in 17/18 being a flash in the pan.

With 12 goals so far, Salah is level with Harry Kane on second among the league's leading goalscorers. Liverpool's imperious talisman is all set to continue leading the Reds to greater heights.

ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

The leading contender for the Golden Boot
The leading contender for the Golden Boot

The fact that Aubameyang is still Arsenal's first choice striker in spite of Lacazette's return to form speaks volumes about his talent and performances this season.

The Gabon international has 13 goals in 19 appearances, leading the race for the Golden Boot at the halfway mark. He's been incredibly prolific for the Gunners since joining them from Dortmund in January, scoring 25 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions.

The 29-year-old's telepathic partnership with Lacazette gives quite a few options for Unai Emery in the attack, with the Spaniard sometimes playing a modified 4-4-2 with the duo up top. It's no wonder then, that only Man City have more goals than Arsenal this season.

LW: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Is it possible for this man to get any better?
Is it possible for this man to get any better?

It seems hard to believe, but Eden Hazard has elevated his game to another level this season under Maurizio Sarri. The Belgian has been involved in 19 goals in just 15 starts in the league so far.

Even as the rumors linking him with Real Madrid gain traction, Hazard has gone about his job with incredible professionalism. Sarri has adapted his system at Napoli to provide him with more positional freedom on the left wing, from where he scored a hat-trick against Cardiff in September.

The poor form of Morata and Giroud has led Sarri to experiment with Hazard as a false 9, similar to the role Mertens played at Napoli, with Pedro and Willian flanking him. This tactic has been equally devastating, so much so that Sarri is keen to recruit Christian Pulisic in January to allow Hazard to continue playing centrally.

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