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The Premier League 2018-19 has come to an end, with Manchester City extending their dominance in the English football by securing their second consecutive title. They were closely followed by Liverpool, who fell just one point short of them in the final standings and had to settle for a second place finish.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur finished third and fourth respectively, with Arsenal and Manchester United rounding up the top six. On the other end of the table, Cardiff City, Fulham and Huddersfield Town were the three teams relegated to the Championship.
On that note, here's the list of top 10 Players of the Premier League 2018-19 season
#10 Joao Moutinho
Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers signed Joao Moutinho for £5 million from AS Monaco at the start of the 2018-19 season, and it proved to be a brilliant move by the club.
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The 32-year-old played a huge role in Wolves' highest ever finish in the English league system since 1980 and was awarded the Club's Player of the Year accolade for his contributions. He registered one goal and eight assists in the 38 games that he played during the 2018-19 season.
#9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer window of 2018 and created havoc in the Premier League by scoring 10 goals in his 13 games during his first six months at the Emirates.
He continued his remarkable form during the 2018-2019 season as well, scoring 22 goals in 36 games for the Gunners, finishing as the division's joint-top goalscorer alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
The Gabonese international was also the recipient of the Premier League Player of the Month accolade for October 2018.
#8 Fernandinho
Questions were raised on Fernandinho's future when Pep Guardiola took charge at Manchester City in 2016, with many predicting him to leave the club during his first transfer window under the former Barcelona manager. However, he proved his doubters wrong with his performances and went on to establish himself as an integral part of the Spaniard's system at the Etihad.
The 34-year-old played 29 games in the recently concluded season, scoring one and assisting three goals in the process. Defensively, he averaged two tackles, 1.4 interceptions and 2.4 clearances per game in the league.
#7 Bernardo Silva
After struggling for game time during the 2017-18 season, Bernardo Silva finally established himself as an important part of the Citizens' first-team in the absence of Kevin de Bruyne this season and performed a tremendous role in the club's second successive title win.
The 24-year-old played 36 games for the Manchester-based club during the 2018-19 season, contributing seven goals and seven assists. His defensive contribution also received a lot of applauds as he averaged 1.4 tackles and 0.7 interceptions per game.
#6 Sergio Aguero
Manchester City's top goalscorer of all time, Sergio Aguero, produced yet another stellar season with the Cityiens. The Argentine scored 21 goals in the league, thus finishing the campaign with 20+ goals for the fifth consecutive time.
He has climbed to sixth place in the list of all-time Premier League top scorers and is now only behind Thierry Henry as the leading foreign goalscorer in the division.
#5 Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard has been a consistent performer for Chelsea since joining the Blues from Lille in 2012, and the Belgian enjoyed another stellar season with the Blues.
The 28-year-old registered 16 goals and 15 assists last season, and became the first player to bag 15+ goals and 15+ assists in a single Premier League season since Thierry Henry in the 2002-2003 season.
The former Lille star won his fourth Chelsea Player of the Year accolade and was also awarded the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award for providing the highest number of assists during the campaign.
#4 Sadio Mane
Consistency was Sadio Mane's biggest problem during his first two seasons at Liverpool and one good game from him was often followed by a number of average performances. However, he improved on that last campaign and took the team forward when Mohamed Salah was misfiring.
He registered 22 goals and one assist last season and shared the Premier League Golden Boot with his teammate, Salah and Arsenal's Aubameyang. His performances earned him a place in the PFA Team of the Season and he was also shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year award, which he lost to his teammate, Virgil van Dijk.
#3 Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah struggled with his performances during the opening few weeks of the season, and many labelled him as an 'one-season wonder'. However, he started improving as the season grew and enjoyed the last laugh at his critics.
He scored 22 goals in 36 games during the 2018-19 season and won the Golden Shoe for the second consecutive year.
#2 Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling was arguably Manchester City's best player in their title defence last season and could have easily walked away with the PFA Player of the Season award if it wasn't for Vvan Dijk.
The English international played 34 games throughout the campaign and registered 17 goals and 10 assists. He was included in the PFA Team of the Year for his exploits, and if he manages to continue his current form next season as well, he could become the first Englishman to win the Ballon d'Or since Micheal Owen in 2001.
#1 Virgil van Dijk
Van Dijk almost single-handedly transformed Liverpool's shabby defence into one of the best in Europe after his move from Southampton in January 2018, with the Reds finishing the 2018-19 season with the best defensive record in the English top division.
The Dutchman played all of the Reds' 38 league games last season, helping his team keep 21 league clean sheets in the process. He averaged 1 tackle, 4.8 aerial duals and 5.2 clearances per game.
