3. Vincent Kompany
The talismanic former captain of Manchester City has been the face of this City rebuild as he arrived from Hamburg in 2008 with no massive credentials to his name but bags of talent and heart.
Vincent Kompany won the Premier League four times with Manchester City, bagged the League Cup four times as well, and has two FA Cups to his name. As if the accolades weren't enough, Kompany has been the representation of this new era that has dawned upon Manchester City making them now perhaps the most formidable team in Europe.
The Belgian defender arrived as a fresh-faced boy who had a point to prove and was thrown into the deep end. He would suffer for three seasons with City before seeing perhaps the most dramatic title victory in the 2011-12 season as they won the title in the dying seconds of the last day.