Man City and Arsenal occupy positions 9/11 in the best Premier League 2022/23 squad, which was released by the British Professional Footballers Association (PFA), whilst Manchester United does not have a representative in the team.
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has just revealed the recipients of Premier League awards for the 2022–2023 season.Erling Haaland of Man City was given the title for Best Player, and Bukayo Saka was recognized as the best young player.
In addition to that, the Professional Football Association (PFA) revealed the best team.It should not come as a surprise that the defending champion Manchester City and the reigning runner-up Arsenal each contribute 9 players to this roster.The Blue Man and the Gunners set up an exciting race to contend for the championship during the 2022–2023 season.Arsenal had been in the lead for the majority of the season, but in the closing phases, they were unable to perform as well as they needed to and City was able to pass them.
During the previous season, Manchester City and Arsenal both had excellent players on their rosters, which contributed to those teams’ outperformance in comparison to the results of the other teams.As a consequence of this, it is perfectly reasonable for them to occupy a sizeable number of slots within the representative team during the current campaign.
In addition to Haaland, who will undoubtedly be there, four other Man City players will be honored. They are the center midfielders Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne, as well as defenders John Stones and Ruben Dias. These individuals were the cornerstones around which the half-blue Manchester squad built its historic triple victory.
At the same time, Saka and three other Arsenal players, including captain Martin Odegaard, center back William Saliba, and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, were all named in the typical squad.Odegaard is the heart and soul of the Gunners’ play, Saliba is the foundation of the defense, Ramsdale is a dependable stop in the wooden frame, and Saka forms a potent attack on the right side of the team.
The other two people who are not on the payroll of Man City or Arsenal are Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Newcastle right-back Kieran Trippier. Kane scored 30 goals in 38 games last season, but has now moved to Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Trippier was the mainstay to help Newcastle win 4th place last season.
MU and Liverpool are clean
Of course, any vote has its controversies and the PFA’s Premier League 2022/23 team of the season is no exception. Many people think that there are other players who deserve to be included.
In attack, striker Marcus Rashford is one of the most regrettable. The English star had a breakthrough season when he contributed 17 goals and 5 assists in the Premier League last season, helping Man United win tickets to the Champions League. It is worth mentioning that in the last period of the season, Arsenal’s Saka has dropped a lot, while Rashford shows better stability.
In addition, no Liverpool player was included in the typical squad. The Red Brigade had a spectacular acceleration at the end of the season to finish 5th overall. Unfortunately, their stars like Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson or Alisson Becker are not mentioned.
As a keeper, Manchester United’s David de Gea had an impressive season when he won the Golden Glove thanks to 17 clean sheets. However, he was not voted in the PFA Team of the Year. In addition, other goalkeepers like Alisson Becker, Nick Pope and Ederson are also absent despite a very impressive season.
The chosen one, Aaron Ramsdale, had a very progressive season, but indeed, if you put it on the scale, he is not really superior to the colleagues mentioned above.