Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope named in PFA Premier League Team of the Year

The 2020 side was unveiled this evening by the Processional Footballers’ Association, with Pope selected by his peers after a season where he kept 15 clean sheets, made his first England start, and only missed out on the Premier League Golden Glove on the final day of the season.

He is the first English goalkeeper named since former Burnley teammate Joe Hart in 2012.

The team is: Nick Pope (Burnley); Young Player of the Year Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool); Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), David Silva (Manchester City), Player of the Year Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City); Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool).