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Every year, the football clubs select a player who's been their best performer, and name him the POTY (Player Of The Year).
Taking into consideration 4 of the topmost clubs in the Premier League, and their choices of POTY from (and including) the 2000-01 season, a starting XI comprising of the best players at each of these clubs can be compiled.
This slideshow does the same for the following clubs - Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Manchester United.
The players selected have all been the POTY in one or more years since 2000-01, and in some cases, the formations may seem dodgy, or the players may have been selected to play out of position, but then, this is an amalgamation of the best talents at these top clubs and not the select XIs based on positional performances!
Let the fun and games begin...
CHELSEA
The formation may look slightly off balance, but the quality of the selected players is exemplary!
Plus, when you have Kante in the team, there's nothing to worry as he'll cover every blade of grass on the pitch!
A safe (and CL winning) pair of hands in Cech, Terry and Essien forming the makeshift defense, with Kante holding fort in front of them. Kante would be flanked by Mata on the left and Joe Cole on the right, with Super Frankie Lampard playing in front of N'Golo!
The attacking unit is where the magic would unfold, with Hazard and Willian flanking Zola, who would slot in perfectly behind "the nemesis of Arsenal" Didier Drogba!
LIVERPOOL
The Liverpool "POTY" XI would comprise of Pepe Reina in the goal, and a 3 man defensive wall of Carragher, Hyypia, and Skrtel.
Lucas Leiva would fulfil defensive midfield duties, with able support from Gerrard and Danny Murphy. Coutinho and Salah would provide the width, and the ammunition for the cracker jacker front pair of Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez.
A championship winning XI in the Premier League for Liverpool (still only a dream for the Reds, unless Klopp can change that!)
MANCHESTER CITY
Now this one would be really interesting, with Richard Dunne starting in goal (Manchester City never had a superstar keeper, until possibly Ederson, so no goalkeeping POTYs for them - yet!).
Kompany, Distin and Zabaleta would slot into the defensive positions, protected by the towering presence of Yaya "Cake" Toure!
Stephen Ireland and David Silva would be the creative unit, flanked by De Bruyne and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
The striker duo would be an all Argentine affair, with "Kun" Aguero and Carlos Tevez bombing in the goals at will!
MANCHESTER UNITED
This one would be a top heavy unit, with loads and loads of top strikers!
De Gea would be the easiest choice between the posts, with Vidic, Heinze and Valencia in front of him.
Herrera would perform the "Makelele" (or "Kante") role, with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of him.
Robin van Persie and Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez would provide the width to the striker pair of Teddy Sheringham and Ruud van Nistelrooy!
This unit would score tons of goals, undoubtedly!
