The best performers of the 2012/13 season.
The votes have been counted, over 100,000 of them, and we can now reveal the Premier League best XI of 2012/13 as decided by our readers.
Goalkeeper – David de Gea (Man United)
Man United man has well and truly proved any doubters wrong. Spaniard has been assured and more than capable this term, picked up over 30% of the vote.
Left-Back – Leighton Baines (Everton)
Consistent as ever the England man is as always competent at the back but even more effective going forward. Received 19% of your votes.
Centre-Back – Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)
Belgian defender has worked well at both the centre of defence and at left-back but got the vote in our centre-back poll, managed 14% of the vote.
Centre-Back – David Luiz (Chelsea)
Brazilian may have impressed many with his foray into a defensive midfield role but was selected by our readers to sit alongside Vertonghen in a very trusty central defensive pairing. 21% of centre-back vote.
Right-Back – Rafael (Man United)
Perhaps the most improved player of 2012/13 the young Man United defender has made the Old Trafford right-back spot his own this term. 18% of your votes in our full-back poll.
Central Midfield – Michael Carrick (Man United)
Old Trafford veteran romped to victory in the central midfield poll, claiming a whopping 30% of your votes.
Left Midfield/Wing – Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Unsurprisingly the Tottenham wing wizard received the highest portion of any poll, registering 42% of the votes in our winger poll.
Attacking Midfield – Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
Crafty Spaniard gets the nod in the attacking midfield slot, the Arsenal man providing assists and goals with regularity and consequently getting 30% of the votes in our creative midfield poll.
Right Midfield/Wing – Juan Mata (Chelsea)
Another Spanish flair player, the Blues magician clearly impressed many, receiving 24% of the votes to secure his spot in our final XI.
Striker – Robin Van Persie (Man United)
Old Trafford striker finished the season as the Premier League’s top scorer and picked up a slot in our Best XI attack, receiving 29% of the votes in our striker poll.
Striker – Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
Uruguayan proved a popular choice in our readers poll, collecting the second highest percentage of his respective poll getting 38% of the votes cast in the striker poll.
Honourable Mentions
Petr Cech, Rio Ferdinand, Mikel Arteta, Eden Hazard, Theo Walcott, Coutinho, Christian Benteke all received substantial numbers of votes but not enough to warrant a spot in the final XI.