Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Graeme Souness name their Sky Sports Fantasy Football XIs
Friday 12 August 2016 19:22, UK
We look at who has made the pundits' Sky Sports Fantasy Football XIs ahead of Saturday's kick-off.
Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville, Graeme Souness and the Soccer Saturday panel have all entered the Sky Sports league along with a whole host of other pundits.
Here's a look at who they have selected...
Jamie Carragher
The Liverpool legend has saved money on his backline by putting faith in Tony Pulis' West Brom defence, picking Gareth McAuley and Craig Dawson plus Ben Foster, enabling him to fill his midfield with attacking finesse.
He's snubbed the game's most popular pick, Sergio Aguero, in favour of last season's top scorer Jamie Vardy.
Gary Neville
Neville has also gone for a five-man midfield, while putting faith in Premier League new boy Andre Gray after he topped the Sky Bet Championship scoring charts for Burnley last season.
Luke Shaw is backed to have an impressive campaign at Old Trafford following a long-term lay-off, while he'll be hoping Ashley Williams can shore up Everton's backline.
Graeme Souness
Souness is backing Vincent Janssen to make a big impact at Tottenham, while expecting Nacer Chadli to reemerge as a key player at White Hart Lane.
In a traditional 4-4-2, the Anfield legend has also invested faith in Liverpool's big summer signing Saido Mane.
Charlie Nicholas
'Champagne Charlie' has gone for three up top, with Bournemouth's Benik Afobe joining Wayne Rooney and Aguero in attack.
He's also got a strong Arsenal contingent on board, with Petr Cech, Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka included, while Matt Phillips and Lamine Kone keep him in budget.
Matt Le Tissier
Le Tiss has gone for even more of his former side's stars, picking summer signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg along with Cedric Soares, Virgil van Dijk and Shane Long.
The St Mary's hero also fancies Jordon Ibe and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to make an impact for Bournemouth and Manchester United respectively following their summer moves.
Phil Thompson
Former defender Thommo has invested most heavily in his backline, including Sky Sports Fantasy Football's most expensive defensive option in Toby Alderweireld.
The former Liverpool man has opted to save money by including relatively cheap midfielders in Andrew Surman and Jack Cork, while pairing Troy Deeney with Aguero.
Jeff Stelling's team
The Soccer Saturday host is the only one other than Carragher who does not have Aguero as his captain, with last season's top scorer Harry Kane preferred.
He's got plenty of creativity in his midfield, while relying on Southampton's backline by selecting Van Dijk and Fraser Forster.
