Jamie Carragher has picked his Premier League team of the season so far with Chelsea getting an apology from the Liverpool legend.<\/p>\n
Arsenal still lead the Premier League<\/strong><\/a> at Christmas, despite some recent underwhelming performances, with Manchester City and Aston Villa their closest challengers for the title.<\/p>\n Newly-promoted Sunderland deserve lots of praise for their start to the new season as Regis Le Bris has guided them to sixth place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n And Carragher faced a lot of tough decisions when selecting his Premier League team of the season, none more so than his defensive midfield picks.<\/p>\n The Liverpool legend apologised to Chelsea<\/strong><\/a> supporters for leaving out Moises Caicedo, who has been outstanding this season, with Arsenal\u2019s Declan Rice and Sunderland\u2019s Granit Xhaka chosen ahead of the Ecuador international.<\/p>\n Carragher said on Sky Sports: \u201cI apologise to Chelsea fans. Declan Rice\u00a0just has the edge on Caicedo.\u201d<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle among top 10 storylines we weren\u2019t expecting in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He explained to Chelsea fans that if he hadn\u2019t selected Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes then Caicedo would have been certain to make his side.<\/p>\n Carragher explained: \u201c[Xhaka] has had the biggest impact of any signing. He\u2019s so important.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to put Fernandes in. He\u2019s still created the most chances.\u201d<\/p>\n Carragher picked another Sunderland star,\u00a0Robin Roefs, as the goalkeeper of the season so far with the young Dutchman preventing more goals than anyone else in the league.<\/p>\n On Roefs, Carragher added: \u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed with him. He\u2019s had a brilliant start to his Premier League career.\u201d<\/p>\n There was little controversy elsewhere as Carragher made some fairly straightforward decisions to pick the rest of the team.<\/p>\n MAILBOX:\u00a0Six reasons the Alexander Isak leg break injury is actually \u2018hilarious\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Carragher\u2019s team of the season in full\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Goalkeeper<\/strong>: Robin Roefs (Sunderland)<\/p>\n Right-back<\/strong>: Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace)<\/p>\n Centre-back<\/strong>: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)<\/p>\n Centre-back<\/strong>: Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal)<\/p>\n Left-back<\/strong>: Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)<\/p>\n Centre-mid<\/strong>: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland)<\/p>\n Centre-mid<\/strong>: Declan Rice (Arsenal)<\/p>\n Attacking midfield<\/strong>: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)<\/p>\n Right wing<\/strong>: Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth)<\/p>\n Left wing<\/strong>: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)<\/p>\n Striker<\/strong>: Erling Haaland (Manchester City)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Neville: Caicedo is\u00a0the best midfield player in the league<\/strong><\/p>\n Gary Neville may not agree with Carragher\u2019s selection as he described Chelsea midfielder Caicedo as \u201cthe best midfield player in the league\u201d<\/strong><\/a> in October.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the best midfield player in the league at this moment in time,\u201d Neville said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think I\u2019m comfortable saying that. Gravenberch last season, and maybe Declan Rice and Rodri obviously, for the last few years.<\/p>\n \u201cBut now, I think at this time, we can say that Caicedo is the best midfield player in the league, and he\u2019s performing like that.\u201d<\/p>\n