Champions Liverpool have five players in our all-star selection after romping to the title – but who else has earned inclusion?
The end of the Premier League season is upon us, with the final round of games set to be played on Sunday. There are, of course, still precious Champions League places up for grabs, but Liverpool have long since been confirmed as champions after surging away from the chasing pack over the winter break and never really looking back.
It won't come as a surprise, then, to learn that the Reds have more representatives in GOAL's Premier League Team of the Season than any other club (five) – or that not a single Manchester City player has made the cut after a dreadful title defence from Pep Guardiola's men.
However, there is well-deserved recognition for players from some of the 2024-25 campaign's surprise packages, including Fulham, Brentford and Nottingham Forest…
AFPGK: Matz Sels
The big Belgian's first spell in England with Newcastle didn't go well at all, with Sels sold after just one season in the Championship, but he's been brilliant for Nottingham Forest since arriving at the City Ground last year.
Indeed, Nuno Espirito Santos' side wouldn't have even got close to a top-five finish had it not been for the 33-year-old. No goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets in this season's Premier League (13), while Sels also boasts a very impressive 72.39 save percentage.
AdvertisementAFPRB: Trent Alexander-Arnold
It's a shame that Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool career is ending in such acrimony, given he was so integral to their success under Jurgen Klopp – and this season's title triumph under Arne Slot.
The right-back with the David Beckham-esque range of passing weighed in with six assists, while he also scored three goals himself, including the vital winner against Leicester City at the tail end of April.
Getty Images SportCB: Gabriel Magalhaes
What little hope Arsenal had left of catching Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table arguably died the moment Gabriel picked up a season-ending injury at the start of April.
The Gunners struggled badly to keep clean sheets without their brilliant Brazilian centre-back, who once again showed that he's not just a fearsome man-marker, but also a serious threat at set-pieces.
Getty Images SportCB: Virgil van Dijk
If this season has proven nothing else, it's that Virgil van Dijk remains the most dominant defender in the Premier League.
Liverpool's inspirational and imposing captain continues to cope so comfortably with world-class forwards such as Erling Haaland that it beggars belief, while he's still a colossus in the air, as he so memorably proved with his crucial late winner against West Ham.
