Alan Shearer has opted not to select any Manchester City players in his Premier League Team of the Season so far, with Erling Haaland snubbed despite being the joint top goalscorer.
Shearer, the Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer, made his selections with the season having passed the halfway mark.
The Newcastle legend’s line-up features stars involved in this season’s title race, with Liverpool, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Tottenham all strongly represented.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen were chosen as Shearer’s two central strikers, with no place in the line-up for Haaland.
Erling Haaland was left out of Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Season so far
Shearer named an attacking side but left out the Premier League’s joint top scorer this season
The Premier League legend opted against including a Manchester City playing in his line-up
The Man City forward has been overlooked despite scoring 14 goals and providing four assists in 15 games, with the Norwegian the league’s joint top scorer with Salah.
Haaland, however, has reached his haul in five fewer games than the Egyptian.
Shearer referenced Haaland’s impressive season when praising Salah’s starring role for Liverpool this season.
‘We are witnessing greatness,’ Shearer said of Salah.
‘This season he’s scored his 150th Premier League goal, scored the joint-most goals along with Erling Haaland, and produced the joint-most assists.’
Shearer hailed Bowen as ‘devastating’ for West Ham and labelled Son has a ‘special talent’, while noting how Watkins had ‘spearheaded’ Aston Villa’s attack as they launched a surprise title challenge.
No Man City players are included in the team despite the Treble winners lying third in the table, five points behind Liverpool with a game in hand.
The pundit’s selection includes Premier League newcomers Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie, with the Italian duo having been key additions in goal and at left back for Tottenham.
Shearer said ‘we are witnessing greatness’ when discussing Mohamed Salah’s inclusion
Unai Emery was named as the manager of the team after leading Aston Villa’s title challenge
Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk feature in the defence, alongside Arsenal’s William Saliba, who Shearer labelled as ‘class personified’.
The Gunners £105million summer signing Declan Rice features having ‘transitioned seamlessly’ into the team, while Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz serves as his midfield partner.
Unai Emery was selected as Shearer’s manager having overseen Aston Villa’s superb start to the season.
Shearer, a Premier League title winner with Blackburn, highlighted their crucial wins over Arsenal and Man City which have helped Aston Villa force their way into the title race.
