Last year was tough for pretty much every team not named ‘Leicester’ – and as such, a summer of great change has had a positive impact on this previously dirty dozen
1. Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City)
Otamendi took a while to adjust to the English game following his £28.5m move from Valencia last summer, but his displays so far this season have dismissed all notions that he was a transfer market flop. As well as demonstrating his physical prowess in one-on-one duels with opposition strikers, the Argentina international has also proven an able distributor of the ball from the heart of the backline.