2023 PFA Premier League Team of the Year: Haaland, Saka Lead Man City and Arsenal Stars in Elite XI

• Five Manchester City players were named in the PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year
• Four Arsenal players won a place in the XI after their runner-up finish last season
• Former Spurs striker Harry Kane and Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier also made the team

Manchester City and Arsenal engaged in a thrilling title race last season, with Pep Guardiola’s men emerging victorious in the end.

It isn’t a complete surprise to see nine of their players included in PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year.

Sports Brief looks at the players who made the elite XI.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Haaland made it into the Team of the Year after a spectacular debut season with Manchester City.

He led City to their third straight Premier League title, scoring 36 goals in just 35 matches in the English top flight.

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He also scooped up the PFA Men's Player of the Year award, per ESPN.

Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Kane was voted into the lineup despite his summer transfer to Bayern Munich after his stellar campaign with Tottenham last season.

He scored 30 league goals for Spurs, the joint-highest he has netted in a single season in his career.

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Saka made the team after scoring 14 goals and dishing out 11 assists in the Gunners’ title push last season.

He also scooped up the PFA Young Player of the Year award, per The Mirror.

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

Odegaard won a place in the XI after scoring 15 goals for the Gunners last season.

He played 37 games in the Premier League last campaign.

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

De Bruyne earned a spot in the Premier League Team of the Year for the fifth time in his career after a stellar campaign with City last season.

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The Belgian star recorded 18 assists in the 2022-23 season.

Rodri (Manchester City)

Rodri joined De Bruyne and Odegaard in midfield. He was the backbone of City’s title-winning side, recording two goals and six assists in 36 Premier League matches last season.

John Stones (Manchester City)

Stones played 23 matches in the Premier League last season, recording two goals and two assists in City’s title-winning campaign.

Ruben Dias (Manchester City)

Dias joined Stones in the Premier League Team of the Year, with the duo helping City form the English top flight's joint-tightest defence in the 2022-23 season.

City allowed just 33 goals last campaign, with Dias playing in 26 league matches.

Kieran Trippier (Newcastle)

Trippier was Newcastle’s lone representative in PFA’s Team of the Year.

The right-back helped guide the Magpies back into the Champions League for the first time since the 2003-04 season, with Newcastle conceding just 33 goals last campaign.

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William Saliba (Arsenal)

Saliba secured his spot in the Team of the Year after a stellar campaign with Arsenal last season. The Gunners recorded 66 points from the 27 league matches Saliba played in.

Arsenal’s title challenge imploded when he got injured, with the Gunners picking up just 18 points from 11 matches without the Frenchman.

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

The Arsenal goalkeeper made the XI after he recorded 14 clean sheets last season.

He beat out Alisson Becker, Nick Pope, Ederson, and David de Gea for the No. 1 shirt.

Haaland wins PFA Player of the Year

Sports Brief recently reported on Haaland winning the PFA Player of the Year award.

He enjoyed a stunning debut season for Manchester City, scoring 52 goals in all competitions.

He helped City win the historic treble last season.