The Guardian has named their best XI of the Premier League season so far with David De Gea in goal.

De Gea nearly went to Real Madrid at the end of the transfer window, but stayed at Manchester United and has been excellent.

In defense are Hector Bellerin of Arsenal, Virgil van Dijk of Southampton, Chris Smalling of United and Nacho Monreal of Arsenal.

The midfielders consist of Riyad Mahrez of Leicester, Fernandinho of Manchester City, Mesut Ozil of Arsenal and Dimitri Payet of West Ham.

The strikers are Jamie Vardy of Leicester and Graziano Pelle of Saints.

Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool are among the clubs without a representative.