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Premier League team of 2024 revealed with no sign of Mo Salah or Erling Haaland… but three Arsenal stars included
One England star is the highest rated player of 2024
MO SALAH and Erling Haaland have been left out of the Premier League team of 2024.
The pair were amongst the highest scorers in the previous calendar year, with Salah arguably the player of the season so far.
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But he was left out of a team of the year that contains just two players from league leaders Liverpool.
There are also just two stars from 2023/24 Prem champions Manchester City - Rodri and Josko Gvardiol - and no Erling Haaland.
The eleven compiled by stats website includes some surprise names, including Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
The Dutchman has been a brilliant buy for the Bees and recorded an average rating of 6.97 in 2024 - bettering the likes of Alisson, David Raya and Emi Martinez.
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There is also a surprise entrance in central defence with James Tarkowski taking a place alongside Gabriel Magalhaes, despite many suggesting his Everton team-mate Jarrad Branthwaite was the better of the two last year.
Gabriel also pips a team-mate in William Saliba despite an impressive year for the Frenchman.
There is only one other player in the team that does not play for a Big Six club - Crystal Palace ace Eberechi Eze.
Salah misses out on the right wing spot to Bukayo Saka, who has the best average rating in 2024, with Kai Havertz the third Arsenal player included in the centre-forward berth.
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Liverpool are instead represented by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz, who hit form towards the end of the year with three goals and one assist in four games.
There are four England players included with Cole Palmer earning a spot thanks to his sensational form throughout the year.
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