Premier League team of the decade - VOTE now

Published on: 29 December 2019

Shaka Hislop suggests Liverpool have the makings of being one of the Premier League's all-time greats.

Yes, 2019 is nearly over which means that a new decade is coming up. But which Premier League players were the best since 2010?

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We've broken down each position to make a 4-3-3 formation of the best that the English top flight has had to offer over the last 10 years. There have been some tough calls (sorry, Paul Scholes and Dimitar Berbatov) but we've whittled the list down to the cream of the crop.

Not every player was around for the full decade, but you can vote for your favourite and we'll reveal the winning XI on Jan. 1.

GOALKEEPER

The player that stands between a shot and a goal, there's nobody more important. Man United's David De Gea makes a strong case to be No. 1 here, but he faces some tough competition from Petr Cech, who starred for both Chelsea and Arsenal.

LEFT-BACK

Old school mentions for Patrice Evra and Aleksandar Kolarov, while there's a new breed of stars down the left side of defence which has been led by Liverpool's Andy Robertson in recent years.

RIGHT-BACK

Another position which has changed so much since Branislav Ivanovic and Pablo Zabaleta dominated down the right. Will you vote for defensive solidity or a right-back that basically plays as another winger?

CENTRE-BACK

The top two will make our team as it's impossible to split up centre-backs, but this could be the hardest of the lot with stars like Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Vincent Kompany battling the new generation led by Virgil van Dijk.

DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

A key position in the Premier League, these players break up the play with tackles, run all day and are unselfish with the ball. N'Golo Kante leads the way for his work at Leicester and Chelsea but Man City's Fernandinho could push him hard.

CENTRAL MIDFIELD

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Chelsea's Frank Lampard make the list despite playing only half the decade, but will their legendary status be able to hold off the likes of Yaya Toure and Paul Pogba?

NO. 10

Every team needs a creative hub and the No. 10 sits between midfield and attack to provide it. The Premier League has been blessed with some wonderful players in this position, so this one will be tough.

FORWARD

The modern forward is everything, part-midfielder, part-winger and part-striker. A lot has changed since Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale hugged the touchline as wingers, but Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Man City's Raheem Sterling and Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will run this vote close.

STRIKER

The goal scorer, the hero, the man who takes all the glory. There have been some terrific strikers in the Premier League this decade and it would be in keeping with his history of award snubs if Man City's Sergio Aguero missed out on top spot here too. 

MANAGER

Will you give top prize to Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager of all time, despite him retiring in 2013? We thought we'd give you the option and see how he and others stack up against current leading lights Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.

Make sure to come back on Jan. 1 to find out who made our Premier League team of the decade.

Source: espn.co.uk

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