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Defensive air challenges: Harry Maguire and Virgil van Dijk feature in top five

According to latest reports from Weekly Post (CIES observatory), Leicester City defender Harry Maguire and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk are among the top five players who have won the highest percentage of defensive air challenges in domestic league matches this season.

Olympique Lyonnais defender Marcelo Guedes heads the big five league rankings of players with the most defensive air challenges. Brighton and Hove defender Shane Duffy finds himself in the fourth spot.

West Ham United defender Issa Diop has found his name in the top 10 with 79.8% of challenges won.

Cardiff City fans will be pleased to find that Sean Morrison has made his way into the top 15, ahead of world-class Real Madrid and Barcelona defenders Raphael Varane and Gerard Pique respectively.