Chris Sutton has picked Rodri as the best player in the Premier League in the year, 2023.
The pundit opted for the Manchester City midfielder in top spot during BBC’s Football Phone In show, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah finishing in second place and Erling Haaland making up his top three.
The £63 million (The Independent) man capped off a special year for himself and his side in style with a splendid strike against Sheffield United on Saturday.
Chris Sutton says Rodri was the best player in the Premier League in 2023
Of course, last season, the Spaniard was one of City’s most instrumental figures as they won the treble, scoring the all-important winner in the Champions League final against Inter Milan as well.
Nedum Onuoha believes the 27-year-old has been one of the three best midfielders in the league this season, alongside Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz.
Chris Sutton believes Rodri has been the best of the best in the Premier League out of any player in 2023.
“Number one, Player of the Season, Rodri. Player of the Year, Rodri. His importance to Manchester City, when he doesn’t play, Manchester City are not the same team”, he said on BBC’s Football Phone In show.
How Rodri has stayed brilliant this season is noteworthy
It is hard to disagree with Chris Sutton, especially when noting how Rodri has remained at the same level for Pep Guardiola’s men even this campaign.
After having arguably reached the highest possible height football has to offer by becoming a treble-winner, it would have been natural if signs of complacency kicked into the former Atletico Madrid lynchpin’s performances.
However, Rodri has remained elite and is arguably City’s standout performer and the best midfielder in world football once again.
There simply has not been a more consistent player in the Premier League over the calendar year, who has also dominated in Europe in a manner one has rarely seen from a midfielder plying his trade in England.
