The most successful squads of the Premier League era have had a mix of youth and experience.
Pundit Alan Hansen famously said that “you win nothing with kids” before Manchester United’s Class of ’92 played a pivotal role in the club’s period of dominance.
However, as we have seen with Chelsea over the last couple of years, you can go too far the other way. You need older mentors and role models to guide young players.
Press the next page as we count down the five youngest squads in the English top flight (stats taken from Transfermarkt).