Premier League Team of the Season: Chelsea's Christian Pulisic made 'spectacular' progress | ESPN FC

ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden joins Craig Burley and Steve Nicol to defend his Premier League team of the season. The inclusion of Chelsea newcomer and USMNT star Christian Pulisic drew criticism from Nicol and fans on social media, but Ogden highlights the American’s growth from looking like a “fish out of water” upon his arrival from Borussia Dortmund to finishing with as many goals as Eden Hazard had in his first season at Stamford Bridge. Ogden is also forced to defend the inclusion of Man City’s Aymeric Laporte and explain why Southampton’s Danny Ings does not meet his criteria. Plus, Nicol makes a case for Man United defender Harry Maguire, who Ogden says did not play to the level of his transfer fee.

Ogden’s full XI: Alisson Becker (Liverpool); Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool); N’Golo Kante (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

Bench: Nick Pope (Burnley), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United), Fabinho (Liverpool), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Danny Ings (Southampton)

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