Ranking the 2016/17 season’s English Premier League kits

2. Manchester City

Men’s and women’s team players with Pep Guardiola at the unveiling of the new home kit

The number of clubs at the Barclays Premier League sponsored by Nike has gone down over the years and it seems inexplicable considering how good a job they did with City’s home and away kits this season. The home kit is the traditional light blue but instead of using white, they went with a dark blue for the trimming, inspired by the use of the colour in the brand new crest.

Manchester’s new away strips with a brand new two colour crest

City unveiled their away kit in style – in the middle of the Great Wall of China. Their away kit would have looked better than the home if it hadn’t been for the bright yellow stockings. The predominantly black shirt with burgundy sleeves and yellow text is a nod to away kits from earlier years.

The black shorts with yellow trim look good too only to be ruined by the effect of bright yellow socks.

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1. Leicester City

Leicester City’s home kit looks worthy of Champions

The heroic champions of last season are first on this list too. They stayed true to their roots with an all-blue home kit. What makes it special is the jacquard print on the shirt and the gold stripes on the shirt and shorts – strips worthy of champions.

Red was an unusual choice for Leicester’s away kit

The away kit is all red with a round neck and collar. The diagonal stripes running down the front fade from a dark red to a lighter shade creating a unique effect not usually seen on strips.

A clean look for Leicester’s third kit after the bright blue and red of the first two

The third kit might arguably be the best of the lot – an all white shirt and shorts with thin blue stripes. There’s something very appealing about such a neat and no-fuss look.