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#2 Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)
The inclusion of Paul Pogba in the PFA Team of the Year is a major surprise considering that he sparkled only for just over two months when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho as the Manchester United manager. During Mourinho's rocky time this season, Pogba was not at his best and towards the end of Mourinho's time, Pogba was dropped from the side. During the rough patch under Ole's reign, Pogba has again gone missing and hasn't been a leader on the pitch that he was expected to be.
Christian Eriksen was named in the PFA Team of the Year last season due to his spectacular performances last season. Though the Dane hasn't quite hit the heights of last season, he's still the major creative influence for Tottenham. Eriksen has 7 goals and 12 assists this season and while the likes of Harry Kane and Son have generally grabbed the headlines for Spurs, Eriksen is the one who links up with the forwards and has the vision to create goal scoring opportunities. Eriksen also tends to pop up with late goals and also has the ability to strike from distance, both of these qualities were observed in his crucial strike in the 88th minute against Brighton.
Considering that 7 of Pogba's 13 goals were from the penalty spot, Eriksen definitely has had a bigger influence on Tottenham's success than the World Cup winning French midfielder had on Manchester United. Hence, Eriksen could have merited a spot in the PFA Team of the Year ahead of Pogba
#1 Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Eden Hazard has been one of very positives in a dismal Premier League season for Chelsea. Hazard has been at his scintillating best this year for the Londoners and has lit up the Premier League this season with his dribbling, skills, trickery and goals. He has played across various positions due to the absence of a proper forward to lead the line and has still been near perfect for the Blues.
The Belgian has scored 16 goals and has created 13 assists for his teammates, the most by any player in the Premier League this season. If not for Hazard's contributions, Chelsea might have been fighting a mid-table battle this season, that's how poor the support cast have been. Yet Hazard has shone bright and has inspired Chelsea to the brink of a Champions League spot next season. However it remains to be seen whether he will stay with Chelsea next season with a transfer ban on the cards or if he'll finally make a move to play under Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.
Hazard for all his mesmerizing play most certain deserved a spot in the PFA Team of the Year, probably at the expense of Sadio Mane.
