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Player, manager of season so far?
- Updated: December 22, 2016
Who have been the standout figures in the Premier League so far this season?
Ahead of the crunch Christmas-time campaign, Soccer Saturday’s Phil Thompson, Matt Le Tissier and Charlie Nicholas joined Jeff Stelling to discuss who they believe to be the best-performing manager and player of the 2016-17 season so far.
There was plenty of debate and discussion this topic. Read on to see who the Sky Sports experts picked out…
MANAGER OF THE SEASON
Charlie Nicholas
For me, so far, it would be Jurgen Klopp. I think he’s been exciting and refreshing. In a season with gigantic names as coaches he’s been the one who’s been inspiring. I love the style of play he’s got at Liverpool. He could probably do with adding a defender and he’s had problems with goalkeepers but I love Jurgen Klopp and it has to be him.
Phil Thompson
I’d love to go with Klopp, but I’d probably have to go with Antonio Conte. I think he’s been absolutely terrific. He had such a difficult start, things weren’t quite right and the team wasn’t quite right so he …
