Frank Lampard’s Premier League Team of the Year

Monday night football asked Chelsea legend Frank Lampard to name his Premier League team of the year so far.

SkySports decided to get in early and asked Chelsea legend Lampard who he would be voting for in the PFA Player of the Year Awards – and he picked a couple of English defenders as well as five names from his former club.

Lampard has named five Chelsea players in his Premier League Team of the Season so far and  also gave a special mention to Burnley centre-back Michael Keane, who has been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge this summer.

Frank Lampard’s Premier League Team of the Season so far:

David de Gea (Man Utd)

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Michael Keane (Burnley)

Why did I pick Michael Keane? I think we have to give credit to Burnley as a team and to a player who has been let go by a top team and had to go back down the ladder and prove himself.

I’ve seen some games where he has been fantastic this year. He might not be in everyone’s team of the year – I could have picked anyone from Chelsea’s back three and didn’t want to overload with Chelsea – but you have to give respect to young English players who have made a mark in a team that are defending a lot. He has been outstanding.

David Luiz (Chelsea)

David Luiz has matured. He was a very good player before – we won the Champions League with him and Gary Cahill as centre-halves in the final – but the criticism of him at that point could have been ‘can he make a mistake and does he try and over-play?’

Since he’s been back, in a role in the middle of a back three, he has shown discipline and quality on the ball. His defensive stuff has been brilliant and I couldn’t leave him out.

He’s probably the best centre-half in the league, for me, this season.

Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)

Adam Lallana (Liverpool)

Dele Alli (Tottenham)

FRANK SAYS: You can forgive Dele Alli a slow start to the season, but the way he has played since the turn of the year has been very impressive. I love his confidence.

N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Diego Costa (Chelsea)

Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Frank Lampard: I picked Harry Kane and Diego Costa. I could have made a case for Romelu Lukaku to get in up front, but i think those two are the outstanding strikers at the moment.