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Brazil have been a dominant force in world football, lifting the prestigious World Cup trophy five times and is the only team to appear in all the 21 editions of the FIFA World Cup tournament.
Despite winning the last World Cup in 2002, Brazil have an exciting group of youngsters with the likes of Vinicius Jr., Gabriel Jesus, Rodrygo Goes, Arthur and Lucas Paqueta, who could bring the glory days back to the Selecao.
The Samba Boys have produced the best footballers in the past couple of decades with Neymar Jr headlining the current crop of Brazilian superstars plying their trade in Europe. The Selecao skipper holds the world record of being the most expensive player in history, after he surprisingly swapped Barcelona for French giants PSG in 2017, for a fee reported to be £198 million.
The Selecao are lighting up European leagues and the English Premier League as well with their beautiful football. Here is a look at top five Brazilians in the Premier League this season:
#5 Ederson Moraes (Manchester City)
Ederson Moraes has developed into one of the finest short stoppers in the English Premier League since linking up with the Cityzens in 2017 from Portuguese side Benfica. He fitted well in Guardiola's Manchester City side, as he successfully dislodged Claudio Bravo to be the first choice goalkeeper.
He achieved an extra-ordinary milestone by winning the English Premier League during his first season at Manchester City. His exceptional performance earned him a place in Brazil's 23 man squad for the World last summer. Ederson has been ever present this season for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side, playing all the 23 Premier League matches.
Ederson has kept 10 clean sheets in as many Premier League appearances this season, conceding only 19 goals in process. His outstanding reflexes, agility and short stopping ability makes him an important player for Manchester City, as they look to defend the English Premier League trophy they won last season. They currently sit second in the table, five points behind leaders Liverpool.
#4 Felipe Anderson (West Ham United)
Felipe Anderson has taken the English Premier League by storm after joining West Ham United in the summer from Serie A side Lazio for a reported fee of £36 million, surpassing the previous record of £22 million the club paid to sign Issa Diop from French side Toulouse.
He has not been fazed by the huge transfer fees the Hammers paid to acquire his services from the Italian capital to the English capital. After taking some time to settle in the Premier League, Felipe Anderson is now instrumental in West Ham United's push for a top half Premier League finish.
Anderson has scored 8 goals and set up further 2 in Premier League matches, including an amazing flick goal against Manchester United. His match-winning performances for the Hammers is proving that he was a bargain and deserves to be in the list of elite Brazilians in the Premier League this season.
#3 Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane are the most deadly attacking trio in the English Premier League. The Liverpool front three has scored 34 goals among themselves this season, outscoring many teams in the league in the process.
Firmino has excelled as an orthodox striker for Liverpool in his four years stay at Anfield, even though he spent most of his career playing as an attacking midfielder. He is been instrumental in Liverpool's title charge this season, scoring 9 goals and laying on two assists in the process.
Alongside Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, Firmino will be looking to deliver the first Premier League trophy in 19 years for the Reds as they sit on top of the Premier League table, five points ahead of the last season's champions Manchester City. He has shown he is a big game player with his Anfield masterclass against Arsenal, showing why Jurgen Klopp converted him into a striker, and why he is one of the best strikers in the English Premier League.
#2 Richarlison (Everton)
A lot was said when Everton splashed £40 million to acquire the services of Richarlison from Premier League rivals Watford, with many questioning why the Toffees paid such a big amount of money for a player who scored only 5 goals in 38 Premier League matches.
Richarlison has made his critics swallow their words by proving that he is worth every penny that Everton paid to sign him from Watford. The youngster is enjoying the best form of his career since being converted into a central striker by Marcos Silva.
He has scored 10 goals and set up 1 goal in 22 EPL appearances, a ratio of 1 goal or assist after every two matches, doubling up the tally of the number of goals he scored the whole of last season. He is the highest scoring Brazilian in the English Premier League this season.
His eye-catching performances for Everton earned him a call-up to the Brazil senior team, where he has managed to score 3 goals in 6 international appearances. His match-winning performances for Brazil drew praise from Tite.
At 21 years, Richarlison could develop into a lethal striker, who could lead Brazil to 2022 World Cup glory.
#1 Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Alisson Becker joined Liverpool for a mammoth £56million from Italian side AS Roma, after playing a starring role in the Champions League for the Italian side. Roma reached the Champions League semi-finals last year, as they surprisingly tossed out Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
His exceptional performances last year saw him being named the best goalkeeper in the world in the Goal 50 annual awards. He has been in prime form this season, keeping 13 clean sheets in 24 EPL matches and conceding only 12 goals in the process.
The Reds suffered a lot of defeats last season due to goal keeping errors, most notably the Champions League finals against Spanish giants Real Madrid, where Loris Karius was at fault for the Los Blancos first and third goals.
Since the arrival of Alisson, Liverpool goalkeeping woes have been sorted and the Brazilian is proving to be the best goalkeeper in the Premier League, with assured performances every week. Alisson is pure genius, and has clearly been the best Brazilian in the English Premier League this season.
