The award season is now upon us and as we look at the nominees for both the PFA player and young player of the year awards the debate is raging on twitter and forums at the selected few. While the general bone of contention is why no Newcastle players have made the list, given the season they have had, or how Daniel Sturridge was anywhere near the list especially when the likes of Phil Jones are surprisingly overlooked, considering his impressive start to his career at United. As always the nominations have split opinion and once again have supporters questioning the whole voting process in general.

I wonder how many of those chosen will make the PFA team of the year – in my view the hardest selection given the huge array of talent that have plied their trade in this Premier League season. I decided to have a go and why it was not easy; I think this line-up best represents what has so far been a fantastic Premier League year for football. I have opted for a 4-4-2 formation, as well as adding honourable mentions for those who were close to make to starting XI.

Click on David Silva to unveil the Premier League’s best XI for the 2011/12 season

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