This Premier League season seems to have thrown up more unknown youngsters than an Adam Johnson trial. Take that, and throw in a few late bloomers, and you’ve got an 11-a-side team of players you didn’t even know existed back in August.
Jordan Pickford
The Sunderland ‘keeper put in a superb display against Tottenham in January, and despite the Black Cats being thrashed 4-1, Pickford was still named Man of the Match.
Brendan Galloway
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
What. A. Name.
Unearthed by LvG thanks to the Red Devils’ work experience scheme, CBJ looks to be a tidy player.
Tosin Adarabioyo
When Manuel Pellegrini went ‘fuck the FA Cup’, Adarabioyo was given the chance to impress; he didn’t in a 5-1 exit to Chelsea.
The centre-back will have a Wikipedia page that reads: ‘After playing in the Citizens’ exit in the FA Cup, Tosin was released by the club at the end of the season and now runs a quaint little cafe just up the coast from Devon.’
Guillermo Varela
Manchester United might have uncovered their long-term Gary Neville replacement.
Dimitri Payet
Settle down, hipsters; there isn’t a chance you knew of Payet prior to this season – or at the very least, you had no idea how bloody good the Hammers midfielder was. A fine debut season.
N’Golo Kante
The Makelele role could well be renamed the Kante role.
Reece Oxford
Bossed Arsenal and his GCSEs in the same season. No biggie.
Kelechi Iheanacho
Aguero finally has a worth understudy/partner in the final third; Iheanacho’s rise has put Bony to shame.
Marcus Rashford
If United fans are to be believed, Rashford has the ability to turn water into wine.
Lionel Messi vs Petr Cech:
7 Games
2 GoalsMarcus Rashford vs Petr Cech:
30 Minutes
2 Goals pic.twitter.com/oj2vZNu51I— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) February 28, 2016
Duncan Watmore
So much time for a surname that lends itself easily to puns; I mean, Watmore could you ask for…
