Best under 23 XI so far this season

France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final
France v Croatia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final

Center Back; Joseph Gomez (Liverpool)

Liverpool FC v Manchester City - Premier League
Liverpool FC v Manchester City - Premier League

Since making his Liverpool debut as a left back under Brendan Rodgers in 2015, Joe Gomez's Liverpool career has been hampered by injuries with the most horrific of them being the damage on his anterior cruciate ligament that he sustained on October 2015.

However, the 21-year-old has shown in more than once that he has the attitude and mentality to come back after the injury in strong and good shape.

This season Gomez has established himself as a consistent performer for the Liverpool side in his favored center back position, grasping the chance following an injury to Dejan Lovren. Gomez is a ball-playing central defender whose strength lies on his brilliant passing ability and dribbling.

His athleticism and strength make him a very hard player to dispossess. In his 8 appearances for Liverpool so far this season, he has only been dispossessed 0.1 times per game.

Furthermore, he averages 1.7 tackles, 2. 7 clearances and 1.3 interceptions per game this season. Liverpool style of keeping possession and building from the back suits him well as he averages 62.8 passes per game with a success rate of 87.3%.

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