In the best Premier League 2022/23 squad announced by the British Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), Man City and Arsenal occupy 9/11 positions, while MU has no representative.
PFA has just announced the list of awards in the Premier League for the 2022/23 season. Man City’s Erling Haaland received the Best Player award , while Bukayo Saka was honored in the young player category.
In addition, the PFA also announced the best squad. It is not surprising that defending champion Man City and reigning runner-up Arsenal make up the majority of this squad, with 9 people. In the 2022/23 season, the Blue Man and the Gunners created a spectacular chase to compete for the championship. Arsenal had been leading for most of the season but fell short in the final stages and let City overtake.
Both Man City and Arsenal have outstanding players to help them outperform the rest of the teams last season. Therefore, the fact that they occupy many places in the typical team of the season is completely deserved.
In addition to Haaland certainly present, Man City has 4 more players honored. They are defenders John Stones, Ruben Dias and midfielders Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne. These are the pillars that helped the half-blue Manchester team win the historic treble.
Meanwhile, Saka and three other Arsenal players were also included in the typical squad including captain Martin Odegaard, centre-back William Saliba and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Odegaard is the soul of the Gunners’ play, Saliba is the cornerstone of the defense, Ramsdale is a reliable stop in the wooden frame and Saka forms a powerful attack on the right wing.
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.