Luke Shaw

Shaw plays with a composure in possession that lets him switch play from deep, finding a teammate on the opposite flank with a pass most defenders would not even attempt. His crossing remains a genuine weapon, delivered with enough pace and accuracy to trouble a goalkeeper directly rather than simply finding a body in the box. Defensively he reads attacking runs early, using positioning rather than raw speed to stay in front of a winger.

The tension that follows Shaw is fitness, because a career built on technical quality has been repeatedly interrupted by injuries that kept him out for long stretches. Every time he returns he looks sharp again almost immediately, which only makes the layoffs more frustrating. Watch how many games in a row he manages to string together, because that run matters more than any individual performance ever will.