- Samir Nasri (aged 23)
He was not included in France's World Cup squad at the end of last year and has said that he has been motivated to prove that decision was wrong. So far this season he has scored 14 goals in total making him Arsenal's top goalscorer. He also did a good job near the start of the season covering for an injured Fabregas and taking charge of the midfield. I feel we first saw Nasri's talent at the end of last season when he scored a great goal for Arsenal in the Champions League against Porto, taking on 3 defenders and finishing from a very tight angle helping Arsenal to get into the quarter finals (as seen below). A young player who is developing into a big talent for the future.
- Gareth Bale (aged 21)
Another young player who has been on great form at the start of this season. I feel his best performance was against Inter Milan in the Champions League where he made Maicon (arguably the best right-back in the world) look like an amateur, as he was constantly skipping past him with amazing pace. He has also formed an un-stoppable partnership with Rafael Van der Vaart as well, where he always manages to get on the end of Van der Vaart's great passes. He has also scored 11 goals for Spurs this season as well as getting lots of assists. Spurs need to hold on to such a good player as they can be sure there will be a lot of demand for him near the end of his contract.
- Dimitar Berbatov (aged 30)
Not as young as the others but he has taken up the role of scoring the goals for United this season with Rooney not in the same form he was last season. Arguably he is not the most active player on the pitch and has got a lot of slack from United fans for not running very much, but if he keeps putting the ball in the net they'll have no complaints! He has scored 19 goals in the Premier league making him the highest goalscorer in the league. His best performance this season was against Blackburn where he scored 5 goals and had one of the best games of his career.
- David Silva (aged 25)
It's taken him a while to settle into the City squad but he has now found his touch and proving why City paid the big bucks for him. A tricky player for any defence to handle and he is creating a good partnership with Tevez. He could be the final peice in the jigsaw for City and I think he's going to do very well for them at the end of this season and perhaps for much longer as well.
- Raul Mereiles (aged 27)
Bought by Roy Hodgson, he has only recently shown his potential scoring multiple volleys from distance and providing good distribution to his team-mates. He may prove to be Hodgson's only good act at the club. He has scored 5 goals for Liverpool this season. I feel he has been one of the key players that has turned Liverpool's season around. He also had a good World Cup with Portugal, having a big part in the 7-0 win they had over North Korea. His best goal this season was against Wolves in the Premier League, where he hit the perfect volley from the edge of the box.
These are the players that have shined so far this season, whether they continue to or not who knows! Maybe we'll have some others for me to talk about at a later stage.
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