Premier League 2017-18 team of the half-season
By Staff
The Premier League has officially reached the halfway mark, so who made the team of the half-season?
Manchester City have dominated the first half of the season, running out to what is surely an insurmountable lead in the title race thanks to the best start in Premier League history and a record-breaking winning streak.
But there’s more to the league this season than Pep Guardiola’s side. In an effort to celebrate the best players throughout the league, rather than just those on the team who have dominated it, this is the team of the half-season, with a twist: only one player per team is allowed.
Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus, to name only a few, have all been superb, but you can only pick one of them. FanSided’s soccer staff share their teams below:
Khaled Abdallah, @khaled74
David de Gea
Harry Maguire – Ben Mee – Shane Duffy – Sead Kolasinac
Eden Hazard – Abdoulaye Doucoure – Kevin De Bruyne
Mohamed Salah – Harry Kane – Xherdan Shaqiri
Adam Stocker, @ASTOCK3
Lukasz Fabianski
Shokdran Mustafi – Mamadou Sakho – Virgil van Dijk
Paul Pogba – N’Golo Kante – Wilfred Ndidi
Kevin De Bruyne
Mohamed Salah – Wayne Rooney
Harry Kane
Andrew Beasley, @BassTunedToRed
David de Gea
Danny Simpson – James Tarkowski – Nathan Ake – Nacho Monreal
Kevin De Bruyne – Idrissa Gueye – Eden Hazard
Mohamed Salah – Harry Kane – Richarlison
Peter Johnstone, @9PniJ2
David de Gea
Hector Bellerin – James Tarkowski – Harry Maguire – Marcos Alonso
Mohamed Salah – Christian Eriksen – David Silva – Wilfred Zaha
Wayne Rooney – Richarlison
Thomas Wheaton, @tj_wheaton
David de Gea
Hector Bellerin – Michael Keane – Virgil van Dijk – Aaron Cresswell
Kevin De Bruyne – N’Golo Kante – Jack Cork
Mohamed Salah – Harry Kane – Riyad Mahrez
Ty Finch, @Finchty
David de Gea
Cesar Azpilicueta – Ben Mee – Shane Duffy – Nacho Monreal
Kevin De Bruyne – Abdoulaye Doucoure – Riyad Mahrez
Mohamed Salah – Harry Kane – Wilfried Zaha
James Dudko, @JamesDudko
David De Gea
Cesar Azpilicueta – Ben Mee – Nacho Monreal
Riyad Mahrez – David Silva – Abdoulaye Doucoure – Wilfried Zaha
Mohamed Salah
Wayne Rooney – Harry Kane
Jake Walerius, @JakeWalerius
Jordan Pickford
Cesar Azpilicueta – Ben Mee – Harry Maguire – Sead Kolasinac
Paul Pogba – Abdoulaye Doucoure
Mohamed Salah – Kevin De Bruyne – Pascal Gross
Harry Kane
Kevin De Bruyne is, unsurprisingly, one of most popular choices, with six of our writers including the Belgian in their XI. David de Gea, who’s enjoyed another spectacular season at Manchester United, also made it into five teams.
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Harry Kane got even more love, with seven of eight writers picking him in their team. The Englishman has 12 goals so far and has been the best player for Tottenham in what has been a somewhat disappointing season so far.
But the most popular choice was Mohamed Salah, the league’s top scorer halfway through his first season with Liverpool, who made all eight teams. The Egyptian has been superb, and unlike De Bruyne, perhaps faces less competition from his teammates for a place in these XIs.