3) Lazar Markovic
The £20m Serbian couldn’t get into our side in his natural attacking midfield position earlier in the season, but now he’s thriving in a right wing-back role he’s never played at any point during his career.
At only 20-years-old, this deserves huge congratulations.
A man-of-the-match performance versus Sunderland earlier in January highlighted his best attributes: dribbling, unbelievable acceleration, and cultured technique – but its his defensive work-rate and mature positioning which has enabled us to rely on him at wing-back.
So long as we continue deploying the 3-4-3, this spot is his own.
