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The PFA announced the Premier League team of the Year 2019 recently, where Manchester City and Liverpool players dominated the list, while Manchester United playmaker Paul Pogba was the lone player outside the top two.
The PFA Team of the Year has been a regular feature of the English Football League ever since the 1973-74 season with the winners being voted for by the other players in their respective divisions.
Ever since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, Manchester United has dominated the Team with 80 players representing the club in 26 seasons followed by Arsenal with 40 and Chelsea with 37.
Let's take a look at the players with the most nominations in the PFA Team of the Year in the Premier League Era (ranked from down to top).
Gary Neville - 6
As mentioned before, Manchester United has dominated the PFA Team of the Year player statistics and it is no surprise that the first player to be mentioned in this list is a Red Devil.
Gary Neville was part of the famous Class of '92 of Manchester United that went on to become the backbone of the Manchester United Premier League dominance. The right-back started and ended his career with the Red side of Manchester in a career spanning 19 long years.
The former England international made his Premier League debut in 1993 but only became a regular the next year after the injury to Paul Parker opened his doors. The full-back proved to be an indisposable asset to the squad the year when Manchester United won the league ''with kids'' while notching up his first PFA appearance in 1995/96 season.
The following three years saw Gary Neville cement his position as the best right back in the league with three more nominations to the team. It took Neville 6 years to get his 5th nomination in 2005 before making it 6 in 2007.
Gary Neville will forever remain one of the best right back to have played in the league while giving his all to his boyhood club Manchester United.
Gary Neville has 400 appearances to his name along with 8 Premier League winners medals.
Gary Neville (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2005-06, 2007-08).
Patrick Vieira - 6
One of the hardest football players ever to play the game, Patrick Vieira was the personification of the hunger and desire that was brought to the North London side upon the arrival of the legendary manager Arsene Wenger.
The midfielder was a key member of three Premier League titles that Arsene Wenger won and still is one of the players that Arsene and Arsenal have failed to replace in their team.
Patrick Vieira joined Arsenal in 1996 after failing to break into a star-studded AC Milan in his sole season with the Rossoneri. The French international made his debut in 1996 and immediately eased into the first team. Still far from the league title, it was the arrival of Emmanuel Petit that helped Patrick Vieira fully express himself.
The French duo made a telling contribution as Arsenal won their first Premier League title under Wenger. The following season saw Patrick Vieira enter his first PFA Team of the Year.
The six seasons that followed saw the Frenchman being an indisposable part of the PFA Team of the Year as the midfielder entering the team each year till 2004.
Patrick Vieira, after 9 seasons with Arsenal, moved to Turin giants Juventus after Arsenal agreed to sell their star midfielder. The Frenchman made a combined total of 307 appearances in the Premier League for both Arsenal and Manchester City winning 3 Premier League titles.
Patrick Vieira - (1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04)
Thierry Henry - 6
One of the best strikers of all-time, Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in 1999 after a very poor season at Turin with Juventus. It was at Highbury that Thierry Henry transformed from a winger to a striker. The change in position proved to be one of the best decisions made by Arsene Wenger as Thierry Henry and Arsenal terrorised the Premier League teams for the next couple of seasons.
Thierry Henry made his Premier League debut in 1999 and quickly established himself as a first team regular, scoring 17 goals in his debut season. The Frenchman though was not to be denied the second season as Theirry Henry made his first PFA Team of the Year appearance the next season after once again scoring 17 goals, finishing third on the list.
The next 5 seasons saw Premier League witness something magical as Thierry Henry made fun of the Premier League teams scoring a mammoth 158 goals in around 200 league appearances, twice winning the PFA Player of the Year award as well as being named in the PFA Team of the Year in these 5 seasons.
Thierry Henry enjoyed 8 seasons in London before being allowed to move to Barcelona in 2007. The Frenchman made 258 appearances in the league and scored 175 goals for the Gunners. He won 2 Premier League titles with Arsenal. That apart, he was awarded the PFA Player of the Year twice and finished on top of the golden boot race 4 times.
Thierry Henry - (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Ryan Giggs - 6
Ryan Giggs was there when Manchester United was creeping back to its glory days way back in 1992, he was there when Manchester United dominated the Premier League, he was also there when the Red Devils started falling off their perch since the retirement of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
One of the greatest ever Premier League players, Ryan Giggs was a one-club man who spent 24 seasons with Manchester United (2 in the old First Division and 22 in the Premier League). The Welsh boss owns many Premier League records, including the most titles won, the most number of assists in the league and many more.
Ryan Giggs had already been a first-team player when the Premier League started in 1992. The Welsh international made it into the first ever PFA Team of The Year in the Premier League era as he played a key role in helping Manchester United win the inaugural Premier League. The second appearance though would come only 5 years later in 1997-98, this time after failing to help Manchester United thwart the Arsenal challenge.
The Welsh boss then made it into the 2000-01 and 2001-02 Team of the Year before once again reappearing after 5 years in the 2006-07 Team of the Year. In the 2008-09 season, Ryan Giggs made his final appearance in the PFA Team of the Year after having transformed into a versatile midfielder from an out and out winger.
Ryan Giggs made a total of 632 appearances, scoring 109 goals and making 162 assists (the highest in the league). He has also won 13 Premier League titles, the most by a single player, and has played in 22 consecutive Premier League seasons and scored in 21 consecutive Premier League seasons. The number of records for the Welsh international goes on and on.
Ryan Giggs - (1992-93, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2008-09)
Steven Gerrard - 8
If there is one tag that Steven Gerrard would never have wanted would be that of the greatest player ever not to win the Premier League title. The Premier League legend thrice came close to winning the Premier League title thrice but faltered in each of his attempts.
Steven Gerrard made his Premier League debut 1998 but became a regular in the Liverpool lineup only the next season. The legendary midfielder made his first appearance in the PFA Team of The Year in 2000-01 when Liverpool won the UEFA Cup, League Cup and the FA Cup.
The Rangers boss made his second appearance in the 2003-04 season. The following 6 seasons saw Steven Gerrard making the PFA Team of The Season before making his final appearance in th 2013-14 season when Liverpool made their last Premier League charge.
Steven Gerrard spent 17 seasons at Anfield before moving to LA Galaxy in 2015. The former England international made 504 appearance in the Premier League, scoring 120 goals and 92 assists.
Steven Gerrard - (2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2013-14)
