The traditional ‘top six’ of Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have dominated English football for the past few years.
Their success domestically and on the european stage mean they are able to build their squads bigger and packed with more quality than their Premier League rivals.
This means that ‘best XI’s’ are often dominated by these six teams, however, with a clutch of sides, including Newcastle United, trying to break this dominance, the Premier League has a lot of quality teams and players outside of the traditional ‘big six’.
Here, using data provided by Transfermarkt, we take a look at what the Premier League’s ‘Most Valuable Starting XI’ would look like without any players from the traditional ‘top six’.
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9. Jarrod Bowen (£37.27million)
Bowen has impressed at West Ham, but will be slightly disappointed by a return of four goals and three assists in the league this season. Photo: Steve Bardens
10. James Maddison (£48.81million)
Maddison has starred for Leicester City this season, despite their relatively poor showing in the league. Manchester City and Newcastle United have been linked with a move for him in the summer and the Foxes will likely find it tough to keep hold of their talisman when the transfer window opens. Photo: Alex Pantling
11. Anthony Gordon (£35.5million)
Gordon sealed a move to Newcastle United in January and is slowly working his way to full fitness at his new club. Hopes are high he can rediscover some stunning form he showed at Everton at the back end of last season. Photo: Laurence Griffiths
12. Alexander Isak (£44.37million)
Isak burst onto the scene at Newcastle with a wonderful display at Anfield in August. His time on Tyneside has been interrupted by injury, however, he is coming back to full fitness and will be someone that supporters will be relishing to watch in full flight. Photo: George Wood