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Leicester, Tottenham dominate PFA Team of the Year

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The Professional Footballers’ Association have announced their Team of the Year for 2016. The list includes four players each from Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur, who sit in first and second on the Premier League table.

From the original big four, only Arsenal and Manchester United have representation, with Hector Bellerin the only player from Arsenal, while David de Gea is the only Manchester United player in the team. Dimitri Payet rounds up the team, making him the only member from the pleasantly surprising West Ham United team.

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The four members of the high-flying Leicester City team are captain Wes Morgan in defence, defensive midfield genius N’Golo Kante, attacking winger Riyad Mahrez and striker Jamie Vardy, who surprised everyone earlier this season by becoming the first man in the Premier League era to score in 11 consecutive matches and has 22 goals in the Premier League.

Tottenham have been a very solid, enterprising unit under manager Mauricio Pochettino, and that has clearly shown in their results, including their recent 3-0 demolition of Manchester United at White Hart Lane.

The players who make it to the PFA Team of the Year from Spurs are left-back Danny Rose, centre-back Toby
Alderweireld, midfield sensation Dele Alli and striker Harry Kane, who currently leads the Premier League scoring charts with 24 goals.

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