The Premier League legend who humbled Haaland and acknowledged Salah as the best

Despite the great dispute at the top of the Premier League and where it seems that Liverpool and Manchester City will be the main protagonists in the fight for the title of England, and where the big surprise has been Aston Villa who remain in the fight between the top three. Despite this Alan Shearer unveiled his team of the season, as he always does in the middle of the season. The big surprise of this list is the absence of Manchester City players, where Shearer gave preference to the Anfield Pharaoh Mohamed Salah over the Norwegian Erling Haaland, this despite their similarity in their numbers where both players have 14 goals and Shearer's decision, where he also shares place with players from Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Westh Ham.

The line-up would be 4-2-2-2 and would be made up of Tottenham's Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, while in defence would be Liverpool's Trent Alexander Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk, while accompanying the Dutchman would be Arsenal's Frenchman William Saliba, while Italian Destiny Udogie would play at left-back.

The midfield would be occupied by recent Gunners signing Declan Rive and Aston Villa's Douglas Costa. While the Reds' Mohamed Salah and Spurs' Son Heung-min would be on the wing, while in the centre of attack would be Ollie Watkins of the Villans and Jarrod Bowen of the Hammers.

Why the Citizens have not included players in their line-up

The Premier League legend and all-time goalscorer gave his thoughts on why he did not select Haaland in his team, where while he acknowledged what the Norwegian had done, he made clear his preference over other players such as Salah when he said: "This season he has scored his 150th Premier League goal, has scored the most goals alongside Erling Haaland and has produced the most assists. While of the strikers he made clear his choices: Shearer praised Bowen as "devastating" for West Ham and described Son as a "special talent", while noting how Watkins had "spearheaded" Aston Villa's attack when they launched a surprise title challenge."