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A winger is an attacking player who operates on either the extreme left or extreme right sides of the pitch. The winger's main role is to create goal scoring opportunities by crossing the ball and - if the opportunity arises - scoring himself.
The English Premier League is among the best football leagues in the world and is the home of some of the greatest wingers of the modern era. Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham all impressed during their times in the English Football's top tier.
However, there are still some impressive wingers in the English Premier League today, who used their incredible talents to make a name for themselves across the globe.
Right on this note, here is the list of top five wingers in the Premier League right now:
All Stats via- transfermaket.com
#5 Leroy Sane (Manchester City)
One of the most exciting young wingers in the world right now, Leroy Sane is a product of famous Schalke 04's youth academy and played 47 league games for the club between 2014 and 2016.
He joined Manchester City in 2016 and has been a star performer for the Cityzens since then. He scored 10 goals along with 15 assists last season and was voted as the PFA Young Player of the Year.
Leroy Sane did not start in the opening part of the campaign and Pep Guardiola publicly stated that Sane has to accept the competition for a place in the team. However, he regained his position back in the team and started in three of Manchester City's last four games in all competitions.
He has scored and assisted two goals respectively in eight Premier League games this season.
#4 Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Eyebrows were raised when Jurgen Klopp decided to splash a huge sum of £34 million to sign Sadio Mane from Southampton, but the Senegalese international has been brilliant since his move, and the huge fee looks like a bargain now.
The former Southampton man joined the Reds in the summer transfer window of 2016 and has scored 27 goals in 64 Premier League games for the club. He won the Liverpool Player of the Season 2016-17 and was Liverpool's joint top goalscorer in the Champions League last season with ten goals.
Sadio Mane was the runner-up to his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah for the African Player of the Year Award in 2017. He was also a part of the CAF African Team of the Season for the last two years.
The 26-year-old is currently Liverpool's joint-top goalscorer (four goals) in the Premier League this season, and his consistency will be key for the Reds if they want to seriously challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title.
#3 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Sterling is one of the best English wingers right now. His pace and trickery was a key reason behind Manchester City's historic run last season.
He started his youth career with QPR before moving to Liverpool where he made his league debut at the age of 17. He stayed for four seasons with the Merseyside club, scoring 18 goals in 95 Premier League games and was voted as Liverpool's Young Player of the Season in the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons.
His interesting displays for the Reds caught the attention of Manchester City and they signed him in the summer of 2015. He started his career at City slowly but improved with time as he became more experienced.
He finished the 2017-2018 with double figures for the first time, scoring 18 goals and making 11 assists in the Premier League. He also excelled in Europe's elite competition, scoring four goals in eight games.
With one of the best managers in the world, Pep Guardiola in charge at the Ethiad, Sterling can learn a lot from him and challenge for the Ballon d'Or in the future.
#2 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
The Egyptian has been nothing but a revelation since his move to Anfield and he also set a record of scoring the most number of goals (32 goals) in a 38 game Premier League season in 2017-18.
He helped Liverpool reach the Champions League finals last campaign after ten years and was voted as the second best forward of the tournament.
The King of Egypt won the African Player of the Season 2017 accolade and was also Liverpool's Player of the Season 2017-18. He holds a number of Liverpool individual awards, such as being the fastest Liverpool player to score 40 goals, most goals scored in a debut season by a player and many more.
Mohamed Salah is not at his mesmerizing best this season, nevertheless, he is still a threat to the opponents and already bagged four league goals this season.
#1 Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
The Belgium international is in a brilliant form this season and bagged seven goals and three assists in the opening nine Premier League games. He was also awarded the PFA Premier League Player of the Month: September 2018 for his brilliant performances.
The 27-year-old joined Chelsea from Lille in 2012 and established himself as one of the best players in the world. He played 217 Premier League games for the London-based club, scoring 76 times. Hazard won the PFA Player of the Season award 2013-2014 and was also included in the PFA Team of the Year on four occasions.
Eden Hazard enjoyed a brilliant FIFA World Cup 2018 with the Belgium national team and was the assist king of the tournament with two assists. His performances also earned him the FIFA World Cup FIFA: Silver Ball accolade.
