Premier League team of the season – the story so far

With only eight games remaining of the Premier League season - and voting having opened for the Professional Footballers’ Association awards – Jacob Steinberg picks his best XI

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Trying to separate De Gea, Thibaut Courtois and Hugo Lloris is not an easy task. Courtois has been exceptional in his first season as Chelsea’s No1, while Lloris has regularly spared the blushes of a Tottenham defence that always offers encouragement to opposition strikers. Yet where would Manchester United be without De Gea’s saves? The Spaniard’s exploits have been jaw-dropping at times, his stand-out performance coming in the 3-0 win over Liverpool in December, and he has often been the difference between victory and defeat for Louis van Gaal’s side. As good as Courtois has been, Chelsea would arguably still be top with Petr Cech in goal.

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