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If, for some bizarre reason, the Premier League season ended today, who would be in the Team of the Season?

We’ve had a think, and here’s who would get our vote …

GK – Alisson – Liverpool

After enduring years of mediocrity between the sticks, Liverpool finally have a goalkeeper who comes to their rescue when they need him most.

A lot was made of the Brazilian’s price-tag when he joined from Roma in the summer, but his ability with the ball at his feet is so crucial to the Reds’ build-up play and he’s currently level with his compatriot Ederson in terms of the fewest goals conceded in the Premier League this season (3).

As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.

RB – Héctor Bellerín – Arsenal

Following a couple of seasons in which his development appeared to fall behind schedule, Bellerín has begun the campaign brilliantly and appears to have been given a new lease of life under new Gunners boss Unai Emery.

With license to bomb forward and overlap, the Spaniard has been getting into the box far more often than he used to and already has two Premier League assists to his name.

He’s a very likeable guy and it’s great to see him back on track.

CB – Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool

Van Dijk is another player Liverpool paid a lot of money for but who is proving to be worth his weight in gold.

With one signing, the Reds were able to shore up their leaky defence of yesteryear and the Dutchman is forming a brilliantly solid bond with young Joe Gomez in the Anfield backline.

On current form at least, Van Dijk might just be the world’s best defender and the only blot on his copybook so far this season is that clumsy penalty he gave away in Sunday’s clash with Manchester City.

He got away with that one and probably won’t be fooled again anytime soon.

CB – Aymeric Laporte – Manchester City

The second most expensive defender in Premier League history has been second only to Van Dijk in the best performing centre-backs stakes this season, and there isn’t much in it.

Laporte is an oasis of tranquility on legs. His positioning and reading of the game has been about as good as it gets so far this term.

The Frenchman kept Mohamed Salah quiet at Anfield on Sunday and Manchester City are yet to lose a single Premier League game in which he’s played.

What a signing.

LB – Luke Shaw – Manchester United

Shaw’s form so far this season has been one of the few salvageable bright spots from Manchester United’s pretty dark start.

After a torrid couple of years in which he had to deal with a number of injury setbacks and public criticism from his own manager, the 23-year-old has played 630 minutes of Premier League football so far this season, contributing an assist and his first goal in professional football along the way.

United’s season may already be a write-off but for Shaw, it could still be one to remember.

MID – João Moutinho – Wolves

After being linked with a move to the Premier League for what felt like decades, Moutinho finally made the plunge this summer and his arrival on these shores is better late than never.

When it comes to naming Wolves’ most influential player so far this season, it’s an extremely close call between the 32-year-old and his compatriot Rúben Neves. For us, that golazo at Old Trafford means Moutinho just edges it.

Nuno Espírito Santo’s newly promoted side look like they could be part of the Premier League furniture for many years to come and as long as they have quality players like Moutinho among their ranks, they shouldn’t have too much to worry about.

MID – Jorginho – Chelsea

The third (and, spoiler alert, final) Premier League newcomer to make our XI is Jorginho.

Watching him play, you can see why Manchester City were so keen to sign him in the summer. His metronomic passing style would have been perfect for Guardiola’s style of football but City’s loss is Chelsea’s gain, and the Blues might not have adapted to ‘Sarrismo’ quite so quickly were it not for the Italian international in midfield.

The 26-year-old set a new Premier League passing record when he completed a staggering 180 passes on his own in September’s goalless draw with West Ham, and he also slotted away the coolest penalty we’ve seen so far this season at Huddersfield on the opening day.

MID – Bernardo Silva – Manchester City

If 2017/18 was his freshman year, City’s Portuguese maestro has blossomed into a superlative sophomore in season two.

Kevin De Bruyne’s injury has certainly eased Pep Guardiola’s selection headache when it comes to the Premier League champions’ midfield and it has given Bernardo a brilliant opportunity to nail down his first-team spot.

He’s got two goals and an assist in eight appearances so far, and he might just have the best first touch in the division. They don’t call him “Bubblegum” in the City dressing from for nothing.

There is an heir to David Silva’s throne and, coincidentally, he has the same last name.

FW – Richarlison – Everton

Like a couple of the other names on this list, Richarlison’s big money summer move raised a few eyebrows at the time, but those eyebrows have been put firmly back in their place now.

The Brazilian’s Premier League debut for the Toffees in the opening day draw at Wolves was enough to suggest that £50m might not have been such a rip-off after all and, aside from the three games he missed after his stupid sending off at Bournemouth, he’s only gone from strength to strength.

More recently, Marco Silva has made the wise decision to drop the misfiring Cenk Tosun from the team and deploy Richarlison more centrally and if the 21-year-old isn’t scoring goals himself, he’s dragging defenders out of position and creating space for others.

FW – Sergio Agüero – Manchester City

With the Premier League title already in the bag for City towards the end of last season, Agüero took the final few weeks of the campaign off to make a visit to Guardiola’s faithful doctor Ramon Cugat for some long-overdue knee surgery.

As a result, the Argentine returned to his club ahead of the new season looking fitter and sharper than ever and he’s already notched up five goals and two assists in the eight Premier League games he’s played so far.

His performance in the 6-1 demolition of Huddersfield in August was particularly good, as he notched up the 13th hat-trick of his City career with three uniquely excellent goals.

The 30-year-old is one of the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen and though he may not be around for too much longer, he may well be saving his best for the encore.

FW – Eden Hazard – Chelsea

You knew that was coming, didn’t you?

When brainstorming names for this team, Hazard’s was the first on the team-sheet and if the Player of the Season award were being handed out today, the Belgian would be a shoe-in.

There probably isn’t a better player in the country than Hazard when he’s got the bit between his teeth and having been set a target of 40 goals in all competitions by Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, the Belgian already leads the Premier League scoring charts with seven (and three assists).

Whether he’s motivated by his “dream” move to Real Madrid or is just flourishing under a more attack-minded manager is irrelevant. There’s a party in the Garden of Eden this season, and we’re all invited.