Gary Neville
and Jamie Carragher have picked their Premier League Team of the Season.
The two Sky Sports pundits were tasked to pick the best XI of the season on Monday Night Football following Newcastle’s 0-0 draw with Leicester.
The pair agreed on six players in both of their XIs, but there was plenty they didn’t
Team of the Season
Carragher went for Liverpool’s Alisson in goal with a back four of Kieran Tripper, Ruben Dias, Sven Botman and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The three in midfield were Martin Odegaard, Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne.
While Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland made up the front three.
Explaining his choices, Carragher reserved special praise for Dias.
“I think he’s been fantastic since he came to City. I love him as a defender. I remember at times he wasn’t playing,” Carragher said.
“When he comes back he’s got an intensity about him. When I think of City’s best centre back I think of Dias.
On Botman, he added: “He came in as a player that was linked with a lot of top clubs. He’s gone to Newcastle and they have the best defensive record in the league alongside Man City. He’s there week in week out, the amount of clean sheets.”
He continued: “I went with Zinchenko, he’s dropped off lately. But I can’t forget those months when he was taking huge responsibility and going into midfield, certainly against Man United. Him and [Gabriel] Jesus coming in initially lifted the level.”
Carragher and Neville then had a debate over the inclusion of Salah.In terms of the front three, Carragher said: “Kane has been unbelievable. Playing in one of the worst teams he’s played in, he has been out of this world. Has he had as good a season as Haaland? You could make an argument Kane has had as good a season as Haaland.
