4) Ruben Dias (Benfica and Manchester City – 6330 minutes)

Dias

Manager Pep Guardiola needed to bring in a strong and stable centre-half last summer, and he got just that with the Portuguese international.

City’s defence was transformed when Dias arrived, and his importance to the backline meant he was rarely given a breather.


David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.