The Arsenal star was a surprising absentee despite being named on the PFA Player of the Year list.
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Premier League top-scorer, Harry Kane leads the attack for the second time in a row, after netting 24-times this season, the 22-year old is lined up with fellow Englishman Jamie Vardy – whose 22-goals have earned Leicester 21 points in the League this season.
Spurs’ breakout star Dele Alli and Leicester revelation N’Golo Kante form the core of the midfield, with the Foxes’ forward Riyad Mahrez and free-kick specialist Payet playing out wide.
“It’s a surprise for me”.
There are also four Leicester players in the 2015/16 side, which has been voted for by the players through their union body, the Professional Footballers Association. “I don’t know why they didn’t pick him”.
A statement on the organisation’s website read: “The PFA is disappointed that a member of the public has chosen to deliberately leak our representative teams from the official brochure of the Awards Evening. When you are top of the assists, usually that’s a sign of quality that should get you a place in a top team”.
As an alternative to the PFA Team of the Year, here’s my shadow XI for the 2015-16 season.
The other three players in the team made up from the 20 Premier League clubs are Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin and West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet.
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“The positive of the season is that Hector has been consistent”, Wenger said.
